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Epidote & Axinite

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Epidote & Axinite

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Description
Locality: 
Pampa Blanca, Ica Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 5.3 × 3.5 cm
Description

A rarely seen specimen of axinite on epidote from Pampa Blanca. The axinites have a silvery-clove color, and the epidotes have a bright pistachio green color

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...

Axinite

Group Parent: 
Axinite Group

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