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Rhodizite

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Description
Locality: 
Antandrokomby Pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Ambositra, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.4 × 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

A very good rhodizite specimen, the color, excellent luster, and sharpness of the crystal (which measures1.2 cm across). This material is rhodizite, though unusually Rb-rich, and is not the same as Londonite: the relatively Cs-dominant analogue of rhodizite named after Dr. David London.

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...
Earthstones Australia

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