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Pumpellyite Oligoclase & Clinozoisite

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Pumpellyite Oligoclase & Clinozoisite

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Description
Locality: 
Torás, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.8 × 2 cm
Description

Very nice acicular green pumpellyite crystals in vugs associated with bottle green clinozoisite crystals on a matrix with some well-formed oligoclase crystals. 

Very interesting under the lens!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pumpellyite

Synonym Of: 

Pumpellyite-(Al)

Formula: 
Ca2(Al,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BG.20
Hardness: 
0.0

Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)

Formula: 
Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BG.20
Hardness: 
0.0

Pumpellyite-(Fe3+)

Formula: 
Ca2(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BG.20
Hardness: 
0.0

Pumpellyite-(Mg)

Formula: 
Ca2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BG.20
Hardness: 
5.5

Pumpellyite-(Mn2+)

Formula: 
Ca2(Mn2+,Mg)(Al,Mn3+,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BG.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Group Parent: 
Pumpellyite Group

Oligoclase

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Formula: 
(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White

Clinozoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05a
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Gösleswand (Goslerwand), Prägraten, Virgen Valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
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