Vesuvianite

  

  

Origin: Val D’Aosta, Italy

Sample size: 4.7 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm

 

  

 

     

 

  

 

  

Origin: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

Sample size: 4 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm (top), 4.7 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm (2nd row), 3.7 x .8 x 0.8 cm (3rd row), 4.1 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm (bottom)

 

  

Vesuvianite on calcite

Origin: Kaiiado District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya

Sample size: 5.1 x 5.0 x 3.3 cm

 

  

Origin: Monte Somma, Naples Province, Italy (type locality)

Sample size: 6.2 x 5.8 x 5.2 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone