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Lafossaite

EDS conf. specimen no 20-02-18-fbx

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Description
Locality: 
La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 2.2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Beige-grey lafossaite from the type locality on matrix. EDS confirmed specimen no 20-02-18-fbx. Analysis attached. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lafossaite

Formula: 
Tl(Cl,Br)
Strunz: 
3.AA.25
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy