Natural Vesuvianites Overview
Named after Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Also known as idocrase, this mineral forms short prismatic and pyramidal crystals.
It can occur in massive, granular, columnar, and compact habits. Idocrase is green, brown, white, yellow, red, or purple.
A blue variety is called cyprine, and californite is white or yellow. It is transparent to translucent and the luster is vitreous to resinous.
Physical Properties
| Color |
Olive-green, yellow-brown, apple-blue |
| Refractive Index |
1.70-1.723 |
| Pleochroism |
Weak |
| Chemistry |
Complicate Calcium, Aluminum |
| Hardness |
6.5 |
| Density |
3.32-3.47 |
| Crystal Group |
Tetragonal |
| Ocurrence |
Brazil, Mexico, Kenya, Russia, Sri Lanka, USA |
Legend and Lore
Vesuvianite encourages focus on the truly important issues. It binds mutually loving hearts and dispels anger and depression.
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The pictures above only represents the general appearance of the Vesuvianite. Please note that the real Vesuvianites in our stock will be of varied shapes, color and sizes.
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