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Epidote

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Epidote

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Description
Locality: 
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.8 × 1.9 cm
Description

Freestanding epidote attractively set on small matrix and further lying crystals backside. The crystal shows excellent translucency and you can see pleochroismus very well. Very aesthetic assemble, very tri-dimensional and really better in person!

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...