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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

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Description
Locality: 
Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3.9 × 3.8 cm
Description

Super lustrous and beautifully, stepped grown single crystal of vesuvianite from Mexico. This size and quality are not often seen on the market.

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