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How to identify Actinolite - Learning Geology

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How to identify Actinolite - Learning Geology

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Chad Keel takes Learning Geology out into the field to learn about Actinolite. Take a trip up the Heath Creek wash in Wrighwood, California. Actinolite's Chemical structure is Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 and because of the iron presence we get a beautiful green mineral.
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Chad Keel published this 2:03 video tutorial on October 25, 2017. It has been watched 9,022 times on YouTube.

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