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Epidote

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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Malpàs, Pont de Suert, Alta Ribagorça, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Rare epidote from Spain. The crystals developed lustrous sprays and all crystals are end-pointed and lustrous. No significant damages to report.

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...