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Epidote (Var: Withamite), Epidote


Epidote (Var: Withamite) : {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7], Epidote : {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7]

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Locality: Glen Coe, Strathclyde (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK
Area 8mm. The example shows an outer zone of pink withamite, an Mn enriched variety of epidote. With a central cavity lined with normal yellow-green prismatic crystals of epidote. Collected 2000.

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