Kalsilite

  
Tan acicular crystals in vugs in lava with leucite crystal fragments
Origin: Vesuvius, Napoli, Italy
Sample size: 2.5 x 3.5 cm
 
Origin: Feuerberg, Hohenfels, Western Eifel, Germany
Sample size: micromount
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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