Mineral: Grossulare
Locality: Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
Dimensions: 60 x 43 mm

Description: Monte Somma-Vusuvius erupted in 1786 but Goethe climbed the mountain to the edge of the crater. He recorded how ashes and stones flew through the air

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