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Fluoro-edenite & Hematite

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Fluoro-edenite & Hematite

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Calvario, Biancavilla, Etna, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3 × 7.5 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Prismatic and acicular crystals of rare yellow fluoro-edenite transparent and bright, associated with lucent hematite crystals. From the Type Locality, now defunct locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluoro-edenite

Formula: 
{Na}{Ca2}{Mg5}(AlSi7O22)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Calvario, Biancavilla, Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
SGS Minerals

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