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Epidote

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Locality: 
Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 7.2 × 4.2 cm
Weight: 
255.00gr
Description

Hundreds of bright tabular crystals of epidote of a nice glassy green colour, on matrix. The label says that is clinozoisite from near Livorno. However, a local collector has point me out that this is typical epidote from Livorno, and likely from the Romito hill. Former collection of Piero Marinai, a well-known collector from Firenze.

Ex René Virlet specimen, who got it from Gilbert Gauthier on 12-7-1975, so almost 50 years ago.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

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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