Imposing and gleaming vesuvianite crystal surrounded by grossular. Mineral Collection - Height: 6.7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 247 g - (1)

Imposing and gleaming vesuvianite crystal surrounded by grossular. Mineral Collection - Height: 6.7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 247 g - (1) #1.0
Imposing and gleaming vesuvianite crystal surrounded by grossular. Mineral Collection - Height: 6.7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 247 g - (1) #1.0
Imposing and gleaming vesuvianite crystal surrounded by grossular. Mineral Collection - Height: 6.7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 247 g - (1) #2.1
Imposing and gleaming vesuvianite crystal surrounded by grossular. Mineral Collection - Height: 6.7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 247 g - (1) #3.2
Imposing and gleaming vesuvianite crystal surrounded by grossular. Mineral Collection - Height: 6.7 cm - Width: 6 cm- 247 g - (1) #4.3
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Impressive and lustrous Vesuvianite crystal bordered by grossular, from Fushan, Hebei Province, China; a mineral collection specimen weighing 247 g and measuring 6.7 × 6 × 4.8 cm.

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Vesuvianite, or vesuvianite or idocrase, is a mineral, a sorosilicate that crystallizes in calcium-rich metamorphic rocks. It owes its name to the place where it is found in abundance, Mount Vesuvius. It also occurs in the varieties californite, ciprine, wiluite, and xanthite.

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Vesuvianite, or vesuvianite or idocrase, is a mineral, a sorosilicate that crystallizes in calcium-rich metamorphic rocks. It owes its name to the place where it is found in abundance, Mount Vesuvius. It also occurs in the varieties californite, ciprine, wiluite, and xanthite.

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Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Imposing and gleaming vesuvianite crystal surrounded by grossular.
Mineral form
Mineral Collection
Weight
247 g
Origin (region/city)
Fushan - Hebei Province.
Country of origin
China
Height
6.7 cm
Width
6 cm
Depth
4.8 cm
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