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Grossular Var Hessonite On Clinochlore

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Grossular Var Hessonite On Clinochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4 × 7.5 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
228.00gr
Description

Classic sample of  Hessonite of ligurian rodingites.These samples come from the main vein of the field and were digg in the mid-70s. The largest crystal is 5 mm

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Akhtaragda River mouth (Achtaragda River mouth), Vilyui River Basin (Vilui River Basin; Wilui River Basin), Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

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Shipping Information

Postage Area Price
ITALY
9.50
EUROPE ( AREA 1)
13.50
AMERICAN - UK - ASIA - AFRICA - OCEANIA ( AREA 2/3):
17

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