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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

Former collection Christian Mavris
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Description
Locality: 
Susa Valley, Torino Provonce, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
54.00gr
Description

Excellent prismatic vesuvianite crystals populating a dark drusy of rodingite, mostly colored by dark clinochlore crystals. Vesuvianite is extremely lustrous and often gemmy. Some peripheral damage, as visible in the photos.

A nice miniature, very bright. Material of this quality from the area (possibly Cassafrera?) are very scare nowadays.

Boxed with Label
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

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