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Bavenite

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Bavenite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Venero I Quarry, Cadalso de los Vidrios, Madrid, Spain
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

Very rich specimen of tabular bavenite crystals and rosettes on pegmatite matrix.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bavenite

Formula: 
Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DF.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Seula mine (ex Montecatini quarry), Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy