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Melilite Var Gehlenite

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Melilite Var Gehlenite

Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 7 × 4.5 cm
Description

Yellowish gehlenite with Hydrogrossular (Grossular-Hibschite series) and Vesuvianite.
Tojo was a town located in Hiba District, Hiroshima, Japan. On March 31, 2005 Tojo was merged into the expanded city of Shobara.
Comes with an antique Hory label.
Weight: 120 grams

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Melilite

Group Parent: 
Melilite Group

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

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