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Vesuvianite & Scapolite

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Vesuvianite & Scapolite

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Description
Locality: 
Hamrefjell, Hamre, Øvre Eiker, Viken, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Beautiful crystals of vesuvianite associated with scapolite from the Hamrefjell Quarry.    This specimen was from the collection of Robert F. Ray, dated 1971.   This area was closed to all collecting in 1984.

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

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