Bazzite

Bazzite (or beryllium scandium)Formula: Sc2Be3Si6Ol8Mohs scale hardness: 6.5-7Specific gravity: 2.77-2.85Rare earth elements: ScRare earth content, %: 3-14.44 % Sc2O3 Other constituents, %: Be, Cs, Fe, Mn, Mg, Li, Na, K, RbMineralklasse: Silicate (Cyclosilicate), GermanateArea of application: Bazzite is minerals of scandium (It is not produced on an industrial scale).Distribution: Italy, Norwegia, Germany, Austria, France, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia and USA.

  1. Occurs in miarolitic cavities in granite, in alpine veins and in scandium bearing granitic pegmatites. It occurs associated with quartz, orthoclase, muscovite, laumontite, albite, hematite, calcite, chlorite, fluorite, beryl and baveniteReferenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org

  2. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazzit

  3. https://www.mindat.org/min-586.html

  4. https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Bazzite

  5. http://athena.unige.ch/bin/minfich.cgi?s=BAZZITE

  6. http://webmineral.com/data/Bazzite.shtml

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