[Newest Minerals] [Mineral Auctions] [Mineral Gallery] The Mineral Gallery's Exceptional Specimens and Mineral Hall of Fame Visa, PayPal, and Mastercard are Welcomed General Bazzite InformationBe3(Sc,Al)2Si6O18 |
Molecular Weight = 564.46 gm |
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Scandium 11.95 % Sc 18.32 % Sc2O3 |
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Beryllium 4.79 % Be 13.29 % BeO |
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Aluminum 2.39 % Al 4.52 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 29.85 % Si 63.87 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 51.02 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Be3Sc1.5Al0.5Si6O18 |
Pegmatites and alpine-vein rocks. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1915 |
Lake Maggiore, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named after the Italian engineer, A. E. Bazzi. |
Bazzite |
ICSD 90829 |
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PDF 20-165 |
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Bazzite Crystallographya:c = 1:0.9626 |
a = 9.521, c = 9.165, Z = 2; V = 719.50 Den(Calc)= 2.61 |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 6/mcc |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.94(1), 3.29(1), 1.65(0.8), |
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| Physical Properties of Bazzite{0001} Indistinct |
Azure blue, Dark blue. |
2.8 |
Translucent to subtranslucent |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals. |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
6.5 - Pyrite |
Non-fluorescent. |
Vitreous (Glassy) |
pale bluish white |
| Optical Properties of Bazzitepale greenish yellow. |
azure blue. |
CI meas= 0.006 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.066 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2358,KPDmeas= 0.2198,KC= 0.2212 Ncalc = 1.58 - 1.62 Uniaxial (-), e=1.605, w=1.626, bire=0.0210. |
| Calculated Properties of BazziteBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.76 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Bazzite =2.80 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.06 |
Boson Index = 0.94 PEBazzite = 2.93 barns/electron |
U=PEBazzite x rElectron Density= 8.09 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Bazzite is Not Radioactive | Bazzite Classification61.01.01.02 (61)Cyclosilicate Six-Membered Rings |
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(61.01)with [Si6O18] rings; possible (OH) and Al substitution |
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(61.01.01)Beryl group |
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09.CJ.05 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) |
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09.C - Cyclosilicates |
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09.CJ -[Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings (sechser-Einfachringe), |
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| Other Bazzite InformationNAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32) |
Links to other databases for Bazzite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info 16 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Bazzite using: Visit our Advertisers for Bazzite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Bazzite Mineral Data : Ask about Bazzite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Bazzite Specimen Label here :
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