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Carobbiite

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Description
Locality: 
Somma-Vesuvius, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Small colorless almost completely molten (since it is very hygroscopic) aggregates of the extremely rare mineral carobbiite, a mineral of simple chemistry since it is KF.

Very few localities known worldwide.

Don't miss the opportunity to get this extreme rarity for the first time auctioned in the site.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

No duplicates available

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carobbiite

Formula: 
KF
Strunz: 
3.AA.20
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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