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Liottite

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Locality: 
Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

colorless vitreous cristals of liottite with grossular and augite,cristals complete with irregular form,not chipping.This specimen I adquired many years ago in Rome from Luciano Liotti,the mineral has its name,Luciano is dead,this specimen is really exceptional for the size of cristals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Liottite

Formula: 
(Na,K)16Ca8(Al6Si6O24)3(SO4)5Cl4
Strunz: 
9.FB.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Case Collina (Toscopomici quarry), Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy

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