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Bavenite

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Bavenite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Venero I Quarry, Cadalso de los Vidrios, Madrid, Spain
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 9 × 6 cm
Description

Spheroidal aggregates of divergent sharp bavenite crystals very rich all over beautiful crystallized feldspar crystals. Extremely good and rare specimen from an older collection.The bavenite crystal groups are bright and are on a well crystallized microcline matrix.Very good display specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bavenite

Formula: 
Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DF.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Seula mine (ex Montecatini quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy