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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

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Description
Locality: 
Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.5 × 2.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.40cm
Description

Green vesuvianite crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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