Piemontite mineral sample. This sorosilicate mineral containing manganese is part of the epidote group,and is also referred to as manganese epidote. It also contains manganese and iron in the aluminosilicate lattice. It usually occurs as dark red crystals embedded in quartzite (white),as seen here. This sample,from St Marcel in the Piedmont,near Turin,Italy,is 8.5 centimetres across | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Wiersma, Dirk |
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