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Lawsonite & Actinolite

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Lawsonite & Actinolite

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Description
Locality: 
Reed Station, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 0.7 cm
Description

From the type locality, this is a specimen of pale violet-blue lawsonite crystals in association with pine green actinolite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lawsonite

Formula: 
CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BE.05
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Reed Station, Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin Co., California, USA

Actinolite

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White

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