Lazurite, Calcite
Parco Chigi, Ariccia, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
8.8 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm. This large specimen hosts veins of flat, embedded Lazurite crystals that wind through a calcareous, metamorphic matrix. The encased Lazurites are tabular to fully-formed, and appear to have been somewhat altered themselves. The largest is 1.5 cm across. The calcareous matrix fluoresces a range of colors, most notably royal blue ...
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