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Vesuvianite On Quartz

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Vesuvianite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Rio Rosto, Tiglieto, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Description

Nice specimen with a lot of gemmy perfect vesuvianite crystals of excellent brightness and transparency in the rare dark red-brown color on matrix of quartz

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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