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Fluorvesuvianite, Diopside


Fluorvesuvianite : Ca19(Al,Mg,Fe2+)13[(F,OH,O)10|(SiO4)10|(Si2O7)4], Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6]

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Locality: Lupikko Mine, Pitkyaranta (Pitkäranta) District, Ladoga Region, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia
Spray of minute colorless, transparent fluorvesuvianite crystals, on diopside, 0.4 cm field of view, Excalibur Mineral specimen. DIfficult to photograph due to the unusually low contrast between the crystals and the background.

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