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Vesuvianite from riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia

 
Vesuvianite from riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia

Vesuvianite from riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 50818
Mineral:Vesuvianite
Locality:riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia
Description:Doubly-terminated translucent green vesuvianite crystal with no matrix. The vesuvianite is elongated rectangular form with beveled edge faces. One termination has a smooth, flat basal pinacoid face. The opposite termination has many small rounded faces. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #214
Overall Size:23x15x15 mm
Crystals:23 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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