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Vesuvianite Var Idocrase

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Vesuvianite Var Idocrase

Ex Isaac Walker, Ex John Henry Heuland (rare)
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Description
Locality: 
Monte Somma, Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 5.7 × 4.4 cm
Description

A nice old timer with pedigree: label comes from british collector  Isaac Walker (1793-1853) who got this one from heuland obviously (the 'H' on the label).

The specimen shows a highly lustrous vesuvianite crystal on the typical matrix with diverse silicate minerals.

Rare stuff from the Dr. F. Krantz stock.

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

Idocrase

Renamed To: 

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

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