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Forsterite Var Peridot

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Forsterite Var Peridot

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Description
Locality: 
Sapat Gali, Naran, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 4.6 × 2.9 cm
Weight: 
49.00gr
Description

Elegant cluster of well formed apple green crystals with a maximum size of 2 cm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Peridot

Variety Of: 

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
0.0