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Clinozoisite & Microcline

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Clinozoisite & Microcline

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Description
Locality: 
Krantzberg Mine, Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Moss-green clinozoisite on blocky/platy microcline crystals. With a lot of tiny, cauliflower-like crystal aggregates on the microcline - maybe just quartz, maybe tourmaline or aquamarine?

Labeled as 'Kranzberg, Namibia'.

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

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

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