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Adranosite : (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2

La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Lipari, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

dimension area mm. 4 x 4

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 267631    View Count: 17

Adranosite : (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2

La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Lipari, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

dimension area mm. 2 x 2

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 268240    View Count: 15

Adranosite : (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2

La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Lipari, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

dimension area mm. 2 x 2

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 267630    View Count: 13

Alunite : KAl3[(OH)3|SO4]2

La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Lipari, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

dimension area mm. 2 x 2

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 267622    View Count: 6

Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

Analcime crystal, 5 mm, with dominant cubic faces and small trapezohedrons. Old Specimen from the type location.Volker Betz Zeolite Collection.
 © Volker BetzPhoto ID: 74367    View Count: 373

Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

Field of view ca. 25 mm. Very transparent and for its shape typical Analcime crystal from the type location. The specimen also shows small Calcite and Aragonite crystals in other small cavities. Zeolite Collection of Volker Betz.
 © Volker BetzPhoto ID: 157044    View Count: 366

Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

1.5 cm diameter crystal of Analcime in groundmass. Collected by Dr. Henry Johnston-Lavis. Photographed by Daniel Howard.
 © Geol. Coll. U.C.L.Photo ID: 22274    View Count: 497

Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

Perfect transparent crystal of 8 mm in diameter ; Specimen size 4x4x3 cm
 © Fabrizio FrattiniPhoto ID: 37542    View Count: 485

Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

Absolutely transparent and well shaped Analcime crystal in a Basalt geode with others smaller crystals of the same mineral. Biggest crystal size is around 1 cm. This kind of transparence on Analcime crystals is typical and can be found only in the Lachea Island, the largest of Cyclopean Islands.
Photo and collection: Gaetano Sicurella
 © Gaetano SicurellaPhoto ID: 82152    View Count: 262

Analcime : Na2[Al2Si4O12] · 2H2O

Cyclopean Islands, Acitrezza (Aci Trezza), Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy

Transparent crystal of Analcime found on Lachea Island (the biggest of the Cyclopean Islands). The size on the crystal is 1 cm. Photographed by and from the collection of Gaetano Sicurella.
 © Gaetano SicurellaPhoto ID: 76859    View Count: 226
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