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Scottyite

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Description
Locality: 
Graulay Quarry, Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm
Description

Rich sample hosting the rare mineral scottyite in small crystals. 

W. Schüller & B. Ternes collection and confirmation. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Scottyite

Formula: 
BaCu2Si2O7
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...