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Vesuvianite & Pyroxene Group

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Vesuvianite & Pyroxene Group

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Locality: 
Somma-Vesuvius, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5.1 × 3.8 cm
Description

lustrous brown vesuviane crystals from its type locality with dark green pyroxene

Mineral Data
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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

Pyroxene Group

Group Members: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Orthopyroxene Subgroup

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