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Vonsenite

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Vonsenite

Rare Mineral

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Locality: 
La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1 × 0.3 cm
Description

Normally I wouldn't offer such a small sample anymore - but this one is very nice and rich, almost completely covered with hairfine vonsenite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vonsenite

Formula: 
Fe2+2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Strunz: 
6.AB.30
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Old City Quarry (City Quarry), North Hill, Fairmont Park, Riverside, Riverside Co., California, USA

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