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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

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Description
Locality: 
Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm
Description

This fine specimen features a multifaced cluster of Vesuvianite from Sierra de Cruzes, Coahuila, Mexico. The amber coloured Vesuvianite is highly lustrous and lucent to transparent. The size of the specimen is enormous. Only minimal imperfection.

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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