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Vesuvianite

Vesuvianite is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral Mineral

Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological [i] processes. ... 

, Ca10Mg2Al4524. Vesuvianite occurs as tetragonal Tetragonal crystal system

In crystallography [i], the tetragonal crystal system [i] is one of the 7 lattice point group [i] ... 

 crystal Crystal

In chemistry [i] and mineralogy [i], a crystal is a solid [i] in which the constituent atom [i]s, molecule [i] ... 

s in limestone Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock [i] composed largely of the mineral [i] calcite [i] . ... 

s that have been subjected to contact metamorphism. It was first discovered in or adjacent to lava Lava

Lava is molten rock [i] expelled by a volcano [i] during an eruption. ... 

s on Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is a volcano [i] east of Naples [i], Italy [i]. ... 

. A blueish variety is known as cyprine was first reported from Franklin, New Jersey Franklin, New Jersey

Franklin is a Borough [i] in Sussex County [i], New Jersey [i], United States [i] ... 

, the blue is due to impurities of copper. Californite is a name sometimes used for jade Jade

An ornamental stone [i], jade is a name applied to two different rocks that are made up of different sil ... 

-like vesuvianite, also known as California-, American- or Vesuvianite-jade.

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Vesuvianite is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral Mineral

Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological [i] processes. ... 

, Ca10Mg2Al4524. Vesuvianite occurs as tetragonal Tetragonal crystal system

In crystallography [i], the tetragonal crystal system [i] is one of the 7 lattice point group [i] ... 

 crystal Crystal

In chemistry [i] and mineralogy [i], a crystal is a solid [i] in which the constituent atom [i]s, molecule [i] ... 

s in limestone Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock [i] composed largely of the mineral [i] calcite [i] . ... 

s that have been subjected to contact metamorphism. It was first discovered in or adjacent to lava Lava

Lava is molten rock [i] expelled by a volcano [i] during an eruption. ... 

s on Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is a volcano [i] east of Naples [i], Italy [i].... 

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A blueish variety is known as cyprine was first reported from Franklin, New Jersey Franklin, New Jersey

Franklin is a Borough [i] in Sussex County [i], New Jersey [i], United States [i]... 

, the blue is due to impurities of copper. Californite is a name sometimes used for jade Jade

An ornamental stone [i], jade is a name applied to two different rocks that are made up of different sil ... 

-like vesuvianite, also known as California-, American- or Vesuvianite-jade. Xanthite is a manganese Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element [i] in the periodic table [i] that has the symbol Mn and atomic number [i] ... 

 rich variety. Idocrase is an older synonym sometimes used for gemstone Gemstone

A gemstone is a mineral [i], rock [i] , or petrified [i] material that when cut or f ... 

 quality vesuvianite.

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