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Blue Quartz With Mesitine Spar

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Blue Quartz With Mesitine Spar

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Description
Locality: 
Ca' Dei Ladri, Gaggio Montano, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4.3 × 3.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Weight: 
69.00gr
Description

Rare blue 'phantom' beta quartz crystal associated to pale yellow mesitine from this renowned hydrothermalite locality in Northern Italy. Striking association, in very good condition.

Quite sought-after material, now available only in older collections, as the locality is defunct.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Blue Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0

Mesitine Spar

Variety Of: 

Ferroan Magnesite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0
Formula: 
(Mg,Fe)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0

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