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Bavenite On Calcite

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Bavenite On Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Hampshire District, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 5.1 × 3.6 cm
Description

Am extremely rich specimen of bavenite on calcite with masses of translucent to transparent white sprays of bavenite on cream coloured calcite blades

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bavenite

Formula: 
Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DF.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Seula mine (ex Montecatini quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
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