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Forsterite

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Forsterite

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Description
Locality: 
Kohistan District, Faryab Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.2 × 0.4 cm
Description

Nice green forsterite crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy