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Meionite

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Somma, Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 4.8 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Rich, white, long prismatic, lustrous meionite crystals up to 4 mm tall on matrix from Monte Somma, Vesuvius, Italy. Very nice specimen of this rather rare mineral from this locality. 

Mineral Data
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Meionite

Formula: 
Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Strunz: 
9.FB.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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