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Hessonite & Chlorite

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Hessonite & Chlorite

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Description
Locality: 
Laghi Verdi, Balme, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm
Description

A group of sharp lusterous hessonite crystals on a bed of chlorite crystals from the classic Ala Valley. The crystals are sharp and well formed, a nicely balanced specimen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Chlorite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorite Group

Group Parent: 
Chlorite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Green, Grey, Brown
Streak: 
colourless
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