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Potassic-fluoro-richterite

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Potassic-fluoro-richterite

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Description
Locality: 
San Vito Quarry, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius, Naples, Campania, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

This is a richterite group (amphibole supergroup) mineral from the Type Locality. It occurs as pale green prismatic crystals in limestone-xenolite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Potassic-fluoro-richterite

Formula: 
{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
San Vito quarry, San Vito, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Loranth Minerals

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