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Humite

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Description
Locality: 
Somma-Vesuvius, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 2.5 × 3 cm
Description

a vug in volcanic rock hosts several honey yellow humite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Humite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)7(SiO4)3(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy