Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
monoclinicuncommonsilicates
Hedenbergite
CaFeSi2O6
This specimen features dark green to black, prismatic Hedenbergite crystals intergrown with clear to milky white Quartz crystals, forming an aesthetic mineral cluster.
Hedenbergite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
5.5Crystal System
monoclinicLuster
vitreousStreak Color
greenish-grayCleavage
good on {110}Fracture
unevenSpecific Gravity
3.5Colors
dark green, black, brownish-greenTransparency
translucentType Locality
Mega Horio, Serifos Island, Cyclade Islands, Kykládes Prefecture, Aegean Islands Department, GreeceMineral Group
silicatesUses
collectorAssociated Minerals
quartzRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Hedenbergite is a member of the pyroxene group, commonly found in skarns, contact metamorphic rocks, and some iron-rich igneous rocks, often associated with other calc-silicate minerals.
