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Epidote

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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Handan Iron Mine, Wu'an County, Handan, Hebei Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 1.8 × 2.6 cm
Description

A sharply terminated prismatic crystal of epidote, the crystal is green and opaque to translucent with a high vitreous lustrous to its crystal faces.

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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