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Bityite & Schorl

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Bityite & Schorl

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Description
Locality: 
Estatoby, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4.6 × 3.9 cm
Description

Bityite and schorl crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bityite

Formula: 
LiCaAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.35
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Maharitra (Manitra), Sahatany Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area), Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0