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Kaliophilite

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Kaliophilite

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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: 
7.4 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

A large vug in volcanic rock hosts several white, elongated crystals of kaliophilite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kaliophilite

Formula: 
KAlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.FA.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy