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Humite

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Description
Locality: 
Somma-Vesuvius, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

 A cavity of the typical xenolithic matrix is richly covered with magnificent shimmering, face-rich crystals, of the "Humite Group" of multiple colors and shapes. Vesuvius it's the type locaity for humite and clinohumite to which these crystals belong.

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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

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