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Gehlenite & Pyrite

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Gehlenite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Monzoni Mountains, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 8 × 7 cm
Description

Monzoni is the type location for gehlenite, a rare mineral. This specimen shows several flat crystals with a max. size of 2,5 cm. Some smaller pyrite is also present at the gehlenite's top.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gehlenite

Formula: 
Ca2Al(AlSiO7)
Strunz: 
9.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monzoni Mts, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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