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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

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Locality: 
Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 6.5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Brown, blocky, lustrous, striated vesuvianite crystals up to 25 mm in size on matrix from the famous locality Bellecombe, Aosta Valley, Italy. Relatively large crystals, partly embedded in schist matrix. 

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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

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