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Vesuvianite & Clinochlore

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Vesuvianite & Clinochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Nuristan District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 8.5 × 6.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
292.00gr
Description

Well developed and partly gemmy vesuvianite crystals with clinochlore on matrix. As locality was only given "Afghanistan".

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

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

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