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Epidote

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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Söllnkar, Krimmler Ache Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.7 × 1.7 cm
Description

This locality is near to world-famouse Knappenwand and it is the same geology and genesis. The specimen from Söllnkar are on same high quality, but not at the same dimension as Knappenwand. The particular specimen is very represantive for the locality and of good dimension of crystals. Fine specimen of the locality are rare in our days and hard to obtain with lustrouse crystals in this size. Bo significent damages to report and full of uncountable, amazong details.

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...