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Gehlenite & Vesuvianite

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Gehlenite & Vesuvianite

found by R. Augsten
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Description
Locality: 
Upper Cerboaia Valley, Brad, Hunedoara County, Romania
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.1 × 7.5 × 7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.80cm
Description

Cluster of large, blocky beige-white gehlenite crystals with some small, dark moss green vesuvianite.
Brand-new find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gehlenite

Formula: 
Ca2Al(AlSiO7)
Strunz: 
9.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monzoni Mts, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, 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

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