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Sacrofanite Vesuvianite & Diopside

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Sacrofanite Vesuvianite & Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Sacrofano Caldera, Roma Province, Lazio, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 4.2 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
100.00gr
Description

From type locality here minute sacrofanite crystals. Very rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sacrofanite

Formula: 
(Na,K)98Ca20(Al6Si6O24)14(SO4)26Cl2·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.FB.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Biachella Valley, Sacrofano, Sacrofano Caldera, Rome Province, Latium, Italy

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

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

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