Bityite
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Bityite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 5 x 2.5 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- CaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)2 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Maharitra, Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Mt Ibity area, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Tagged
- beryllium , pegmatite mineral
This is actually a very good specimen showing colorless or creamy, thick hexagonal plates.
One of a handful of lithium micas and the only one with essential beryllium. More information about micas can be found in this article: Micas and other Phyllosilicates. It is chiefly a pegmatite mineral.
Bityite
- Formula
- CaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)2
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Encrustations, Platy, Pseudo Hexagonal
- Cleavage
- Perfect, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- brown white, colorless, yellow, pearl white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- 5.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- McConlogue Collection
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