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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Biggenden Mine, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.3 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

A nice epidote from this locality featuring well formed olive green crystals, some terminated, without matrix.

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: 
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