$60.00
The coloration of the vesuvianite in this piece is a pale green along with a splash of violet purple, which is due to Magnesium within the crystal. This piece will make a great addition to any mineral collection.
This specimen was collected from the famous Jeffrey Mine. The mine closed in 2010, and the lower underground levels are known to be flooded.
VESUVIANITE: Vesuvianite, a basic calcium magnesium aluminum iron oxyfluorosilicate, crystallizes in the tetragonal system as yellow or yellowish-green, short, prismatic crystals. It is a metamorphic mineral that often occurs in skarns.
109 grams
Size: length 2.5″ x width 1.5″
Locality: Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Vesuvianite #4
Vesuvianite
HISTORY, NAME, LOCALITIES: Vesuvianite was recognized as a mineral species in 1795 and is named for its type locality at Mt. Vesuvius in Campania, Italy. Notable collecting sources are located in Mexico, Canada, Peru, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Pakistan, Namibia, China, and the United States (California, Arizona, Idaho, New Hampshire, Arkansas).
According to metaphysical practitioners, vesuvianite crystals promote loyalty, cooperation, and courage, while helping to dispel negative thoughts, anger, depression, and fear. Transparent vesuvianite has limited use in jewelry and is faceted into collectors’ gems; the massive form is sometimes fashioned into cabochons. In the jewelry trade, vesuvianite gems are usually referred to as “idocrase.” Vesuvianite has no technological uses.
Vesuvianite is an uncommon mineral that is collected for its unusual colors and well-developed crystals both as individual and composite specimens.
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