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Umbrianite & Kalsilite & Sanidine & Leucite & Melilite

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Umbrianite & Kalsilite & Sanidine & Leucite & Melilite

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Description
Locality: 
Vispi Quarry, San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3 × 2.4 cm
Description

Nice umbrianite with klasilite, sanidine and leucite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Umbrianite

Formula: 
K7Na2Ca2[Al3Si10O29]F2Cl2
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Vispi Quarry (incl. Celli; Pian di Celle), San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy

Kalsilite

Formula: 
KAlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.FA.05
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Kamengo (Chamengo crater), Gomba District, Uganda

Sanidine

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Drachenfels, Königswinter, Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Leucite

Formula: 
K(AlSi2O6)
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Melilite

Group Parent: 
Melilite Group