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Baghdadite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Fuka Mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 2.8 × 3.1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large miniature with two patches of very rare baghdadite in matrix from the Fuka Mine. There is also one small, but very good single crystal present! 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baghdadite

Formula: 
Ca3(Zr,Ti)(Si2O7)O2
Strunz: 
9.BE.17
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Dupezeh Mt., Hero, Qala-Diz (Qala-Dizeh; Qala-Diza), Iraq

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