Classification:
Chain Silicates (Amphibole Group)
Framework Silicates (Silica Minerals)
Minerals from Serifos Isl.
Name:
Χαλαζίας (Πράσιος) με εγκλείσματα Ακτινολίθου
Translated title:
Quartz (Prase) with Actinolite inclusion
Place of origin:
Avyssalos / Serifos isl., Greece
Depositional environment:
Skarn
Description:
Green-colored quartz due to actinolite inclusions, accompanied by hematite roses both postdating hedenbergite skarn.
Crystal system:
Quartz: Trigonal, Actinolite: Monoclinic