rhodizite

Name:

rhodizite

A photo of the mineral rhodizite

Class:

Borates

Chemistry:

(K,Cs) Al4 Be4 (B,Be)12 O28

Color(s):

colorless, grayish, yellow, yellowish white, or white streak: white

Hardness:

8.0 - 8.5

SpecGrav:

3.44

Fracture:

conchoidal

Cleavage:

indistinct

Crystal:

Isometric - dodecahedral crystals and embedded grains

Envronment:

found in pegmatites

Association:

Locals:

| England | russia | Madagascar |

Misc:

From the Greek: "RHIDIZEIN", meaning rose colored allunding to a flame. It is piezeoelectric.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar
2.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar
3.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar

4.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar
5.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar

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Name:	rhodizite
Class:	Borates
Chemistry:	(K,Cs) Al4 Be4 (B,Be)12 O28
Color(s):	colorless, grayish, yellow, yellowish white, or white streak: white
Hardness:	8.0 - 8.5	SpecGrav:	3.44
Fracture:	conchoidal	Cleavage:	indistinct
Crystal:	Isometric - dodecahedral crystals and embedded grains
Envronment:	found in pegmatites
Association:
Locals:	\| England \| russia \| Madagascar \|
Misc:	From the Greek: "RHIDIZEIN", meaning rose colored allunding to a flame. It is piezeoelectric.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar 2.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar 3.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar		4.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar 5.) Mont Ibity, Antsirable, Madagascar

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