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Pezzottaite

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Pezzottaite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Sakavalana, Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.8 × 0.5 cm
Description

Lustrous pink coloured terminated pezzottaite crystal (typical stepped "pagoda" shape) on dark (green)  tourmaline crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pezzottaite

Formula: 
Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.60
Hardness: 
8.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Sakavalana mine, Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro Commune, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar...