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Bikitaite On Petalite

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Bikitaite On Petalite

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Description
Locality: 
Bikita Area, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 5.7 × 2.3 cm
Description

Big sample of pale-white striated bikitaite crystals in a matrix of bicoloured grey petalite.

Ex. René Virlet specimen. Obtained from Gilbert Gauthier in 1962.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bikitaite

Formula: 
LiAlSi2O6·H2O
Strunz: 
9.GD.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic There is also a Triclinic polytype.
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Nolan property, Bikita Area, Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Petalite

Formula: 
LiAl(Si4O10)
Strunz: 
9.EF.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Utö Mines, Utö, Södermanland, Sweden

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