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Scottyite

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Scottyite

Ex. Günter BLAß Collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Fine specimen with intense blue scottyite high in contrast on bright matrix. In association with minor titanite and jennite.

Ex collection of Günter BLAß, a famous German collector, after with the mineral Günterblassite was named.

Scottyite is only known from six localities worldwide. Very rare mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Scottyite

Formula: 
BaCu2Si2O7
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...

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