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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

Former collection Christian Mavris
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Description
Locality: 
Cassafrera, San Giorio di Susa, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
59.00gr
Description

Lovely rodingite miniature hosting a few blocky crystals of dark olive green-brown vesuvianite. The faces are well-developed, in mint conditions, and with a great lustre. Vesuvianites lay on a bed of chloritoid, which confirms the most classic paragenesis.

From the rodingites of Val di Susa, this is very good specimen from there. Straight out of my collection!

Boxed with Label
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

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