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Byssolite On Hornblende

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Byssolite On Hornblende

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Description
Locality: 
Traversella, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Artefact
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Tufts of bright green needles of bissolite starts from black crystals of horneblende.

Formerly in the G. Fregosi collection, with label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Byssolite

Variety Of: 

Amphibole Supergroup

Formula: 
AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Hornblende

Synonym Of: 

Ferro-hornblende

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Fe2+4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Magnesio-hornblende

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
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The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 10 days from its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.