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Zinnwaldite & Epidote

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Zinnwaldite & Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Kobushi Mine, Kawakami-mura, Minamisaku, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.7 × 1.6 cm
Description

This is a rarity for this locality and a rare combination,from a small find some years ego. The Zinnwaldite plate is up to 0.7cm thick,beside the Epidote is a small spot of Vesuvianite.

 

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...

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