Magnesioaubertite

Light blue magnesio-aubertite patches intergrown with pickeringite
Origin: Vulcano, Sicily, Italy
Sample size: micromount
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
  
Pastel-green, hydrated sulfate magnesioaubertite on off-white pickeringite
Origin: Faraglione Grotto, Volcano Island, Sicily, Italy (type locality)
Ex. Gilbert Gauthier and George Gebhard collections
Sample size:
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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