Mineral: Vesuvianite
Locality: Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
Dimensions: 8 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm / main crystal: 7.1 cm
Description: Mass: 83 g
MIM number:1924
Brown-reddish flattened crystals with fibrous terminations on a thin matrix of brown color partly covered with small garnets.
Photographer: Roberto Appiani
Publications: "Segrete Geometrie - La collezione mineralogica Francesco Bedogné", "Gioielli delle Alpi italiane", "Rivista Mineralogica Italiana Jan-Mar 2018"
Ex collection: Francesco Bedogné (Italie)
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