Leucite, Mount Somma (Vesuvius), Naples, Italy.

30,00

Numerous white to green leucite crystals (amphigenous on the label) in black basaltic rock. Nice contrast. Collected in 1907 from Monte Somma, part of the Vesuvius volcanic complex near Naples, Italy.
Historic specimen delivered with original box and label. Specimen from the De Chalendar collection, a family of industrialists who built up a mineralogical collection focusing on iron, manganese and other ores in the 19th and 20th centuries.

  • Description

    Description

    Numerous white to green leucite crystals (amphigenous on the label) in black basaltic rock. Nice contrast. Collected in 1907 from Monte Somma, part of the Vesuvius volcanic complex near Naples, Italy.
    Historic specimen delivered with original box and label. Specimen from the De Chalendar collection, a family of industrialists who built up a mineralogical collection focusing on iron, manganese and other ores in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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  • Additional information

    Additional information

    Weight 0,4 kg
    Dimensions 10,5 × 7,3 × 6 cm

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