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Bikitaite

Denver show 2018
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Foote Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 0.9 × 1.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.20cm
Description

An exceptional cluster of elongated bikitaite crystals diverges from a common core, off matrix, in this very elegant piece. Main crystals are terminated, with very good lustre for the specie and transparent tips. The group comes perfectly perched on its spongy base in a Perky box.
I am aware of only a handful of bikitaite specimens of this quality and size, and this is one of the best I have ever come across.

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

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