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Bazzite & Hematite

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Bazzite & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Furka, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6.4 × 4.2 cm
Description

Three small crystals of bazzite on matrix loaded with hematite crystals.   The largest bazzite crystal is approx. 4mm, as seen in the first two photos.   The following two photos depict the two smaller crystals.

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

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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