Andalusite (var. Viridine)

Viridine occurrence, Trikorfo area, Theologos, Thasos, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

Viridine is a rare manganese bearing variety of andalusite, forms green crystals and crystal sections in quartzite matrix, very rich specimen

The specimen size 7.4cm x 3.9cm x 2.4cm 

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I’m a professional geologist/mineralogist, with analytical background. Many of my minerals were checked by x-ray diffraction and energy dispersive spectrometry. Some of my specimens comes with the documentation of the analysises.

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