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Vesuvianite (Type Locality)

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This famous locality provided the first identified Vesuvianite back in 1795. This specimen is an old one, too - formerly in the Geology Museum of London (now merged with the BMNH). These gemmy, lustrous, root beer colored crystals range up to nearly 1 cm, and specimens of this quality from this location are so rarely available. They are so bright they look more like garnets and are practically gems, rare for the species. The basaltic matrix is green and microcrystalline, probably almost all made up of Augite or Olivine (Forsterite). An excellent, important specimen. Exchanged by Fioravanti in the 1970s.

Product details

SpeciesVesuvianite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.9 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityItaly, Campania, Somma-Vesuvius Complex

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Vesuvianite
Mineral guide
Learn about Vesuvianite
crisp prismatic crystals in vivid colors, from chrome-green to rare sky-blue cyprine; formed in contact metamorphism, prized for termination.
Vesuvianite
Regional guide
Vesuvianite from Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Italy
from Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Italy — brown to golden-brown, short-prismatic crystals; a classic, scholarly European locality prized by collectors.
    Vesuvianite (Type Locality) - Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Campania, Italy