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Vesuvianite & Meionite

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HAN712568

Vesuvianite & Meionite

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Description
Locality: 
Otjohorongo, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 7.76 × 3.4 cm
Weight: 
117.00gr
Description

 lustrous, brown vesuvianite crystals and white blades of the uncommon calcium silicate meionite. Fluoresces red in UV light

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

Meionite

Formula: 
Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Strunz: 
9.FB.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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