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Cyprine & Thulite

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TPX191605

Cyprine & Thulite

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Description
Locality: 
Øvstebø, Kleppan, Hjartdal, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.6 × 7.2 × 6.2 cm
Description

Fantastic clear blue cyprine crystals with minor Thulite on Quartz matrix, from the classic locality at the farm Øvstebø in Sauland, Telemark, Norway.
This is a very attractive and beautiful specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cyprine

Variety Of: 

Vesuvianite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10
Strunz: 
9.BG.35
Hardness: 
6.5
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Øvstebø, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway

Thulite

Variety Of: 

Zoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
pink
Type Locality: 
Øvstebø, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway

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