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Vonsenite var. Breislakite from Monte Vesuvius, Campania, Italy

 
Vonsenite var. Breislakite from Monte Vesuvius, Campania, Italy

Vonsenite var. Breislakite from Monte Vesuvius, Campania, Italy

Vonsenite var. Breislakite from Monte Vesuvius, Campania, Italy

Vonsenite var. Breislakite from Monte Vesuvius, Campania, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 41456
Mineral:Vonsenite var. Breislakite
Locality:Monte Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Description:Dark stubby crystals of vonsenite with metallic-like luster mixed with unknown colorless mineral Breislakite was identified in 1958 as vonsenite, not ilvaite as the 1941 label indicates. See article The Lechner Collection in Min. Rec., Nov.-Dec., 1991). Ex. Lechner collection #4676 (ca. 1900, Austria)
Overall Size:9x7x3.5 cm
Crystals:0.1-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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