Detailed information
Species
Synchysite-(Ce)
Dimensions
52 x 38 x 31
mm
Locality
Pizzo Bandiera, Mt. Cervandone Area Baceno, Devero Valley, Ossola Valley Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Condition
No recorded repairs
A stunning specimen of the rare calcium-cerium carbonate fluoride Synchysite-(Ce) from Pizzo Bandiera in the Mount Cervandone area in Piedmont, Italy, with a strongly foliated, black speckled cream-white matrix of gneiss of the Monte Leone nappe. A very fine example of this relatively rare mineral species.