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Rhodizite

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Rhodizite

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Description
Locality: 
Ampanivana, Andrembesoa, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.6 × 3.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Nicely standing rhodizite-londonite sharp crystal on a pegmatite matrix in association with deep red rubellite.

Free shipping up to 1 kg (2 lbs), if conditions met (see the auction header).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rhodizite

Formula: 
(K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28
Strunz: 
6.GC.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
8.0
Type Locality: 
Ministerskaya Yama Pit, Sarapulka District (Murzinka), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...