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Vesuvianite On Ferro-hornblende

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Vesuvianite On Ferro-hornblende

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Description
Locality: 
Pollena Quarries, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

brown vesuvianite on ferro hornblende,cristals with good luster only one small chipping,on photo irregular surface is hornblende in vesuvianite,two classic species from Vesuvio.Sawn back side.

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

Ferro-hornblende

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Fe2+4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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