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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

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Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

A lusterous black vesuvianite crystal, nicely terminated with a small group of muscovite crystal books stacked to one 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
Earthstones Australia

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