A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Bikitaite |
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| Description | Bikitaite has the mineral formula LiAlSi2O6·(H2O). It belongs to the zeolite group. Bikitaite occurs as a late-formed mineral in fractures in lithium-rich pegmatites and is named for the locality, Bikita, Zimbabwe. This sample is about 3 cm. |
| Location | USA ▹ South Dakota. Near Black Hills. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-10-11. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1350. |
| Key words | bikitaite, zeolite |
| Tech details | 415 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1633 |
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