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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
    Reference: []
  		•  Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Andradite
    var: Melanite
    Reference: []
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Chrysotile
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Clinochlore
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Hon-Nieng Serpentine Quarry, Wan-Lon, Hualien Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan
    © James Huang
  		•  Grossular
    var: Hessonite
    Reference: []
  		•  'Hydrogrossular'
    Reference: []
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Hon-Nieng Serpentine Quarry, Wan-Lon, Hualien Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan
    © James Huang
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Vesuvianite
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: []


    13 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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