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Lawsonite var. Chromian Lawsonite - Cape Marmari - Grammata Bay - Syros Island - Cyclade Island - Kykládes Pref. - Aegean Islands deptm. - Greece (#:MINS8976)

Several dark green crystals of this rare sorosilicate are spread over the surface of this specimen. The unusual green colour is due because it's the 'Chromian' variety of lawsonite.

Formula :
CaAl2[(OH)2/Si2O7] * H2O

System: orthorhombic Hardness:6 Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VIII/C.10-10 - SILICATES
Name origin: For geologist Andrew Cowper Lawson (1861-1952)

Specimen weight:40 gr.
Crystal size:mm. 5
Overall size: 35mm x 25 mm x 20 mm

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Lawsonite var. Chromian Lawsonite - Cape Marmari - Grammata Bay - Syros Island - Cyclade Island - Kykládes Pref. - Aegean Islands deptm. -  Greece

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