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Bavenite with Fluorite

#62329

Bavenite with Fluorite

#62329
Availability
Sold
Size
3.5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Ermakovskoe Be deposit, Buryatia, Siberia, Russia
Tagged
beryllium

Pearly and platey Bavenite crystals to 4mm with good rich coverage associated with Fluorite.

I purchased several of these at the Tucson show and they were labeled as Bohseite. You may have seen them offered earlier this year. I have since tested them, and they were actually Bavenite.

XRD Confirmed

Bavenite

Formula
Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Lamellar, Massive - Lamellar, Radial 
Cleavage
Perfect, Fair, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Pearly 
Color
white, green, pink, brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
5.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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