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Bikitaite

ex. dealer stock Peter Bosse (Kassel/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Bikita Area, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm
Description

Nice piece of bikitaite

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