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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

Type Locality
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 7.5 × 7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

A very old and large vesuvianite specimen from the type locality.

Ex Rijksmuseum Stockholm

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vesuvianite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10
Strunz: 
9.BG.35
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy