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Baddeleyite Psm Kimzeyite

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Baddeleyite Psm Kimzeyite

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Description
Locality: 
Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm
Description

A single crystal of kimzeyite that has been replaced by baddeleyite.  From the now classic finds in Magnet Cove, Arkansas.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baddeleyite

Formula: 
ZrO2
Strunz: 
4.DE.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5
Type Locality: 
Kollonnagam, Rakwana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Kimzeyite

Formula: 
Ca3(Zr,Ti)2((Si,Al,Fe3+)O4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Kimzey Calcite Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA

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