A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Bazzite in pegmatite |
|---|---|
| Description | Bazzite is the scandium rich variety of beryl, with the scandium replacing some of the aluminum. Usually it is classified as an individual mineral species and not as a variety of beryl. The chemical formula is Be3(Sc,Al)2Si6O18. Bazzite is named after the Italian engineer, A. E. Bazzi. This sample is approximately 11 cm. |
| Location | USA ▹ Maine. Near Auburn. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-11-30. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1314. |
| Key words | bazzite, beryl, silicate |
| Tech details | 592 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1868 |
 | |