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Terry Fork, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA
Detailed Mineral List:
| 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | ||
| Description: | Epidote is light greenish brown due to relatively low iron content. Has been locally refered to as vesuvianite, but this is incorrect. Grossular is the hessonite variety in nicely formed crystals, sometimes etched. Titanite uncommon as euhedral tan crysta | |
| Reference: | K. Wood collection | |
| Diopside | ||
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 | |
| Description: | Epidote is light greenish brown due to relatively low iron content. Has been locally refered to as vesuvianite, but this is incorrect. Grossular is the hessonite variety in nicely formed crystals, sometimes etched. Titanite uncommon as euhedral tan crysta | |
| Reference: | K. Wood collection | |
| Epidote |  | |
| Formula: | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) | |
| Description: | Epidote is light greenish brown due to relatively low iron content. Has been locally refered to as vesuvianite, but this is incorrect. Grossular is the hessonite variety in nicely formed crystals, sometimes etched. Titanite uncommon as euhedral tan crysta | |
| Reference: | K. Wood collection | |
| Photo: © 2002, Keith Wood. Epidote from Terry Fork, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA | ||
| Grossular |  | |
| Formula: | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | |
| Description: | Epidote is light greenish brown due to relatively low iron content. Has been locally refered to as vesuvianite, but this is incorrect. Grossular is the hessonite variety in nicely formed crystals, sometimes etched. Titanite uncommon as euhedral tan crysta | |
| Reference: | K. Wood collection | |
| Photo: © Keith Wood. Grossular from Terry Fork, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA | ||
| Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Description: | Epidote is light greenish brown due to relatively low iron content. Has been locally refered to as vesuvianite, but this is incorrect. Grossular is the hessonite variety in nicely formed crystals, sometimes etched. Titanite uncommon as euhedral tan crysta | |
| Reference: | K. Wood collection | |
| Titanite | ||
| Formula: | CaTi(SiO4)O | |
| Description: | Epidote is light greenish brown due to relatively low iron content. Has been locally refered to as vesuvianite, but this is incorrect. Grossular is the hessonite variety in nicely formed crystals, sometimes etched. Titanite uncommon as euhedral tan crysta | |
| Reference: | K. Wood collection | |
6 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.
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Locality Updated: Govezhda Mine (Govejda Mine), Georgi Damyanovo Obshtina, Montana Oblast, BulgariaFrom Marcus Voigt, 22nd May 2013 06:56:17