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Barylite with Berzeliite

#5592

Barylite with Berzeliite

#5592
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 5 x 2 cm - Miniature 
Formula
BaBe2Si2O7 (RRUFF)
Locality
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
Tagged
beryllium

Excellent clear platy crystals in a vug lined with yellow Berzeliite in Tilasite. The largest Barylite is 1mm across and there are about seven more which are smaller in the same vug. This is a very good specimen with more going on than meets the eye.

Type Locality

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
Ex. Gary Grenier Collection
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