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Høgtuvaite

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Høgtuvaite

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Description
Locality: 
Bordvedåga, Høgtuva, Rana, Nordland, Norway
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 4.5 × 2.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

glassy black long prismatic crystals of 1 cm together with some biotite in phenakite matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Høgtuvaite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)2(Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)6[O2|Be(Si,Al)5O18]
Strunz: 
9.DH.40
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Høgtuva Beryllium deposit, Rana, Nordland, Norway