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Epidote


Epidote : {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7]

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Locality: Epidote locality, Khowrin Mt (Khorram Mt), Kuhandan village, Saveh town, Tafresh city, Markazi Province, Iran
Lustrous crystals of dark green epidote on massive epidote matrix from a new find. The epidote crystals are elongated along the b-axis making flattened, tabular crystal shape. Recently this new find was featured in Le REGNE MINERAL, No. 44 (March, 2002). Overall size of mineral specimen: 4.5x2.5x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 3-9 mm.

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