Barylite (?) with Grossular caswellite
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Barylite (?) with Grossular caswellite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 7 x 6 x 6 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- BaBe2Si2O7 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Parker Shaft, Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States
- Notes
- Discounts/Promos do NOT apply to this item
- Tagged
- beryllium
Light grey massive Barylite exhibiting a blue fluorecence associated with white barium feldspar and Grossular garnet as "caswellite". Albanese tag. Eventhough the old tag on this specimen indicates that it was tested by XRD, it has come to light by some experts that specimens of this type may have been incorrectly identified.
Fluorescent, XRD Confirmed
Barylite
- Formula
- BaBe2Si2O7
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Platy
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Perfect, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- bluish, colorless, white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 6-7
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
- Special Info
- Fluorescent
- Special Info
- XRD Confirmed
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