Hon-Nieng Serpentine Quarry, Wan-Lon, Hualien Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan

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An old serpentine quarry, which was closed since 1980. Well formed crystals are found within Serpentine cracks and fractures. Exceptional Grossular var. Hessonite was found in the rodingite in the area. A famous Taiwanese mineral locality.

Mineral List:

Actinolite
var: Nephrite
Andradite
var: Melanite
Antigorite
Chrysotile

Clinochlore
Diopside
Grossular
var: Hessonite
'Hydrogrossular'

Magnetite
Tremolite
Vesuvianite

13 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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