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Riversideite & Vesuvianite

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Riversideite & Vesuvianite

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Description
Locality: 
Crestmore Quarries, Riverside County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4.2 × 4.2 cm
Weight: 
133.00gr
Description

White masses of  riversideite from the type locality (UV response, LW) with olivegreen-brown vesuvianite.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Riversideite

Formula: 
Ca5(HSi3O9)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.10
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

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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Best regards Roger

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