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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

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Description
Locality: 
Vilui River Basin, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Weight: 
23.00gr
Description

A cluster with two vesuvianite crustals from Russia and they have no chips.

Acquired: 
1985
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
Lennart Borg

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