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Vesuvianite With Hessonite

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Vesuvianite With Hessonite

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Description
Locality: 
Mana Mine, Barang-Turghao, Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
8 × 10 × 9 cm
Description

 A very unusual specimen from the locality, well terminated gemmy vesuvianite incomibation with well terminated gemmy hessonite  over matrix .

This is the first specimen of vesuvianite we saw from this locality .

This specimen could further be prepared to a be nice display specimen.

Recent finds.

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

Hessonite

Variety Of: 

Grossular

Formula: 
Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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