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Omphacite

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Omphacite

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Description
Locality: 
Bric Vert, Quincinetto, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Excellent and rich specimen full of green omphacite crystals, which come from what is perhaps the most famous and classic locality known.

Many beautiful crystals emerge from the cavities of the etched matrix to highlight the magnificent crystals. Very good!!

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Omphacite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Eclogite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Münchberg Metamorphic complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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