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Zoisite

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Description
Locality: 
Dorf Alp, Dorferbach Valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.5 × 6 cm
Description

This is an interesting, alpine Zoisite showing sections of lustrous, translucent, olive-green to olive-brown Zoisite prisms scattered on all sides of the quartz matrix. The crystals reach 5 cm. Comes with a collection card of the Josef Treutlein collection, acquired in August 1977.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Prickler Halt, Ladinger Spitze - Speikkogel area, Saualpe, Carinthia, Austria