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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

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Description
Locality: 
Toal del Mason, Monzoni Mountains, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Spectacular 1.5cm olive-green Vesuvianite on matrix from Monzoni mts.

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