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Omphacite & Titanite

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Omphacite & Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Bric Vert, Quincinetto, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.2 × 2.1 cm
Description

Deep green gemmy omphacite crystals with light orange titanite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Omphacite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Eclogite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Münchberg Metamorphic complex, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Titanite

Formula: 
CaTi(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AG.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Titanite occurrence, Hauzenberg, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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