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Kalsilite

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Kalsilite from San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy - PD48085
Kalsilite from San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy - PD48085

Kalsilite

#PD48085
Availability
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Size
9 x 5 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
KAlSiO4 (RRUFF)
Locality
San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy

Thin, colorless, acicular crystals of Kalsilite, a felspathoid. The volcanic rock also contains Melilite, apatite, and Phlogopite. San Venanzo volcano is located about 272km (170mi) northwest of Vesuvius.

Kalsilite

Formula
KAlSiO4 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Cleavage
Indistinct, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Greasy 
Color
colorless, gray, gray white, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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Don Phillips Collection
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