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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 43414 |
| Mineral: | Augite with Nepheline |
| Locality: | Mount Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Campania, Italy |
| Description: | Sparkling cluster of lustrous prismatic black augite crystals up to 6 mm long with lustrous transparent green nepheline crystals up to 4 mm long lining a shallow cavity. For more history see article: The Lechner Collection in Min. Rec., Nov.-Dec., 1991). Ex. Lechner collection #4535 (ca. 1900, Austria) |
| Overall Size: | 8x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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