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Meionite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Carlés Mine, Carlés, Salas, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 7 × 5 cm
Weight: 
307.00gr
Description

Very interesting specimen of meionite crystals on andradite matrix from skarn of this classic gold Spanish mine.
From my systematics collection with the number M-969. Found in 1995.As can be seen in the last photo, the specimen fluoresces red under long-wave ultraviolet light.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Meionite

Formula: 
Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Strunz: 
9.FB.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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