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Epidote

José Luis Otero's collection

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Description
Locality: 
Córdoba, Argentina
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 6 × 6.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Weight: 
370.00gr
Description

Epidote from Córdoba, Argentina. The label says La Calera, Colón, Córdoba, but I think this specimen is perhaps from El Pozo quarry, Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina.

José Luis Otero’s collection (serial number 846).

The epidote crystals aren't complete.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Epidote

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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