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Bazzite

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Bazzite

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Description
Locality: 
Kent Massif, Karkaraly, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Small blue bazzite crystal in capsula

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bazzite

Formula: 
Be3Sc2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Seula mine (ex Montecatini quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy