A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Cyprine (vesuvianite) from Telemark, Norway |
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| Description | Cyprine is the rare blue variety of the mineral vesuvianite, Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4. Vesuvianite, also known as idocrase, was originally found originally on the volcano, Mt Vesuvius. It forms as a result of contact metamorphism of impure limestones and is often associated with other exotic minerals. This sample is approximately 8 cm across. |
| Location | Norway. Near Telemark. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-05-22. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1253. |
| Key words | cyprine, idocrase, vesuvianite |
| Tech details | 498 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 562 |
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