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Vesuvianite from Sierra de Cruces, east of Laguna de Jaco, near Hercules, Coahuila, Mexico

 
Vesuvianite from Sierra de Cruces, east of Laguna de Jaco, near Hercules, Coahuila, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 41026
Mineral:Vesuvianite
Locality:Sierra de Cruces, east of Laguna de Jaco, near Hercules, Coahuila, Mexico
Description:Doubly-terminated greenish-yellow vesuvianite crystal with complex surfaces the result of simultaneously crystallizing with surrounding calcite that eventually dissolved away. This is a floater - fully crystallized on all sides.
Overall Size:3.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:3.5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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