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Actinolite Quartz & Grossular

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Actinolite Quartz & Grossular

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Description
Locality: 
Acherwiese, Schönbrunn, Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2.2 × 2.7 cm
Weight: 
7.00gr
Description

Acherwiese is characterized by being an area of calcareous silicate rocks and in its grooves you can find beautiful minerals, such as that of the attached sample that is formed by actinolite crystals, intertwined with some quartz and grossularia. A curious specimen to enjoy with the magnifying glass.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Actinolite

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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
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AM0388 Actinolite Quartz and Grossular Acherwiese

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