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Clinozoisite Var Clinothulite

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Clinozoisite Var Clinothulite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Volonandrongo, Mangatabohangy, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 6 × 4.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Lustrous prismatic crystals of pale green clinozoisite with intense pink coloured crystal cores of clinothulite, the Mn-bearing variety of clinozoisite. It comes with two previous labels written in French, one with a number 36/356, from an unidentified origin, and a second (not photographed) from the Bob Janssens collection (specimen #1802). Uncommon colour combination and uncommon locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Clinozoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05a
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Gösleswand (Goslerwand), Prägraten, Virgen Valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Clinothulite

Variety Of: 

Clinozoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05a
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Pink

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