Marialite From Type Locality

Marialite From Type Locality from Pianura, Campagna, Italy

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

Small crystals of Marialite embedded in a massive matrix, a representative locality example. It is possible the locality has a different name today. The species is a varietal/ member of the Marialite-Meionite series with a dominant Marialite fraction. ex. American Museum of Natural History, Clarence Bement collection, donated in 1910. This is the type locality for Marialite.

Locality

Pianura, Campagna, Italy

Dimensions

6.6 x 5.8 x 2.0 cm


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