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Egeran & Vesuvianite

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Egeran & Vesuvianite

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Description
Locality: 
Hazlov, Cheb, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6.5 × 4 cm
Description

Excellent oldtimer of Egeran up to 20mm as a variety of Vesuvianite from the "typ locality" Haslau near Eger, now Hazlov, Cheb in the Czech Republic

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