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Forsterite Var Peridot

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Forsterite Var Peridot

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Description
Locality: 
St John's Island, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.9 × 0.8 cm
Description

Lustrous translucent terminated green forsterite crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Peridot

Variety Of: 

Forsterite

Formula: 
Mg2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
0.0