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Vesuvianite, also known as idocrase, is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral. Vesuvianite occurs as tetragonal crystals in skarn deposits and limestones that have been subjected to contact metamorphism.〔 It was first discovered within included blocks or adjacent to lavas on Mount Vesuvius, hence its name. Attractive-looking crystals are sometimes cut as gemstones. Localities which have yielded fine crystallized specimens include Mount Vesuvius and the Ala Valley near Turin, Piedmont. The specific gravity is 3.4 and the hardness 6 1/2. The name "vesuvianite" was given by A. G. Werner in 1795, because fine crystals of the mineral are found at Vesuvius; these are brown in colour and occur in the ejected limestone blocks of Monte Somma. Several other names have been applied to this species, one of which, "idocrase" by R. J. Haiiy (1796), is now in common use. A sky bluish variety known as ''cyprine'' and as has been reported from Franklin, New Jersey and other locations; the blue is due to impurities of copper is a complex calcium aluminum sorosilicate. ''Californite'' is a name sometimes used for jade-like vesuvianite, also known as ''California''-, ''American-'' or ''Vesuvianite-jade''. ''Xanthite'' is a manganese rich variety. Wiluite is an optically positive variety from Wilui, Siberia. Idocrase is an older synonym sometimes used for gemstone-quality vesuvianite. == References == * Deere, W. A. et al., 1962, ''Rock Forming Minerals:'' Vol. 1 ''Ortho- and Ring Silicates'', pp. 113 – 120 * (Webmineral data ) * (Vesuvianite at Franklin -Sterling ) * (Mindat - Cyprine var. w/ location data ) * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vesuvianite」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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