Vesuvianite
ncat VHD7 Vesuvianite, Hashupa epidote occurrence, Hashupa alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
White silky “Cat’s Eye” terminations on vesuvianite crystals that are zoned yellowish-greenish, root-beer brown, and even a purplish-black. Specimen measures 28x15x14mm. Ex Brian Kosnar. Ex Rob Lavinski. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 90 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7090 JL2285 Cuspidine, Vesuvianite, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Type Locality for both cuspidine and vesuvianite. Dark to olive green vesuvianite with tan cuspidine (not in photo). Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Acquired by Joan in 1997 as part of a Swiss collection. Width of view 3mm. Stack of 50 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution...
ncat NHFL Vesuvianite (var. Cyprine) or Cyprine, Øvstebø, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway
Cyprine was originally defined as a blue variety of vesuvianite. However, cyprine is now a recognised distinct species. Without analysis, a firm distinction can’t be made. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 80 images.
ncat JAP4 Vesuvianite, Kobushi mine (Koubushi mine), Kawakami-mura, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Dark brown crystals. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 45 images. Location in Japanese 長野県南佐久郡川上村甲武信鈜山 Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
0334 Vesuvianite, Diopside, Jeffrey Mine (Jeffrey Quarry; Johns-Manville Mine), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
A small specimen of manganoan vesuvianite crystals with transparent diopsides. The perfectly terminated vesuvianites have varying colour from intense purple to very pleasing apple yellow-green and some gemmy areas. With exemplary lustre and good light reflection. Diopsides are transparent squares. Width of view of closeup photo 6mm. Stack of 50...
3012 VHD6 Grossular, Wollastonite, Vesuvianite, Mt Nelson quarry, Mt Nelson, Hobart City, Tasmania
Small grey-green grossular garnets with white wollastonite and yellow-orange vesuvianite. Width of view 7.75mm. Stack of 35 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7060 JL2941 Foshagite, Vesuvianite, Chesney Vale, Rural City of Benalla, Victoria
White foshagite with yellow-green vesuvianite. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria. Specimen measures 12x8x5mm. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
ncat JP3367 Vesuvianite, Danburite, Actinolite, Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Opaque white radiating crystals with dark green prismatic actinolite and light green vesuvianite. Ex Jo Price Collection. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 25 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
7014 JL2046 Schorl, Axinite-(Fe), Danburite, Vesuvianite, Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Museum Victoria. Collected by Bill Birch and Dermot Henry in 1996. Pictured is purple axinite and colourless danburite. Width of view 3.5mm. Stack of 60 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
20049 Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Bi-coloured pink and green. Ex Barry Johnson Collection. Video best viewed full screen.
20028 Vesuvianite, Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Doubly terminated crystal in matrix. Ex Bob and Vera Turner Collection, El Paso, Texas. Ex Elena van Schriver. Labelled as Lake Jaco. According to Mindat, this is incorrect.
ncat JP1017 Vesuvianite, Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
Labelled Mont Saint Hilaire. Purple Mn-vesuvianite. Green is highly fluorescent.
5360 Vesuvianite, Inverell, New South Wales
JL1071 Barraba? Karl Schultz
