Bazzite with Aeschynite- (Y), Bertrandite, Albite, and Orthoclase - image 1
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Bazzite with Aeschynite- (Y), Bertrandite, Albite, and Orthoclase

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A few, minute (0.2mm), gemmy, isolated, hexagonal crystals of bazzite (scandium analogue of beryl) and a single, parallel growth cluster, all with a rich light blue color in small miaroles within a granite matrix accompanied by brownish green aeschynite-(Y); colorless, transparent to translucent, bertrandite; silver-gray muscovite; and albite plates. Ex. Paulo Matioli collection.

Product details

SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.5 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Albite
Mineral guide
Learn about Albite
sodium plagioclase famed for snow-white cleavelandite blades and Alpine pericline crystals; pegmatite matrices, bright luster, and appeal.
Regional guide
Albite from Baveno
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