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Monticellite

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Monticellite

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Description
Locality: 
Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 1.1 × 1.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Description

Small fraction of a calcite rich lime xenolith with pale yellow tranlucent monticellite crystals with black inclusions. One prominent and excellent crystal of 2 mm

Mineral Data
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Monticellite

Formula: 
CaMgSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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