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Eucryptite

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Eucryptite

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Description
Locality: 
Bikita Area, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4 × 3 cm
Weight: 
75.00gr
Description

This is a piece of the quite rare mineral Eucryptite. The mineral is only visible with the help of UV light. (Fig. 1) Eucryptite glows intense pink under UV light. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eucryptite

Formula: 
LiAlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

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