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Vesuvianite

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Vesuvianite

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Locality: 
Muslim Bagh, Zhob District, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm
Description

An elegant cluster of deep brown vesuvianite from new finds in Pakistan! Nice!

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