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Feldspar & Epidote

ex Stockholms högskolas mineralogisk institution
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Description
Locality: 
Lerestvedt Mines, Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 5 × 2.8 cm
Description

Historic scandinavian specimen with pinkish feldspar crystals associated with olive green epidote and (?) on matrix with old label from the Stockholms högskolas mineralogisk institution, end of 19th century. The locality has a question mark on it - but epidote and albite are described from the locality. The matrix is microcline as far as i see w/o analysis.

Pls note:the label has the number M 5636 - the specimen M 5635.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group

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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