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Meionite

Former collection Cerato (I) & Christian Mavris
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
San Vito Quarry, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius, Naples, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 7.5 × 5.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
179.00gr
Description

A rich drusy of meionite crystals on an altered limestone. Over a dozen of crystals populate the drusy. Meionite forms thick elongated prisms of pale grey color, with good lustre for the specie. Main crystal 1 cm long, impressive for both specie and locality.
Very rich and in great conditions, provided some minor peripheral contacts. Quite rare. 

From the former Cerato stock (I) and later my personal collection. Indicated weight includes the original labelled box (handwritten by Cerato himself).

Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Meionite

Formula: 
Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Strunz: 
9.FB.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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