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Hedenbergite

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Hedenbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Porticciolo, Rio Marina, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 6.4 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
295.00gr
Description

Interweaving of elongated fascicular crystals in olive green color. This is the mineral inside which the famous prase quartz geodes are often found, among the most beautiful samples in the world.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hedenbergite

Formula: 
CaFe2+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Mormorsgruvan, Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden