Bikitaite

Bikitaiet, Bikitait, Bikitaita, Бикитаит, 鋰鋁沸石, ビキタアイト


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: LiAlSi2O6·H2O
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: triclinic
Mohs scale: 6
Density (g/cm3): 2.28 - 2.3
Refractive index: 1.50 - 1.52
Cleavage: perfect - good
Colors: colorless, white
Luster: vitreous
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: -
Largest Bikitaite crystal: 10 cm?
Deposits: USA, Zimbabwe
1st Description: 1957
Name: from the type locality Bikita / Masvingo / Zimbabwe

Bikitaite Mineral with orange Eosphorite

Size: 2.5 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm

Origin: Foote Lithium Co. Mine / Kings Mountain Distr. / Cleveland County / North Carolina / USA

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Bikitaite Mineral

Bikitaite Mineral

Size: 1.5 x 0.4 x 0.1 cm

Origin: Foote Lithium Co. Mine / Kings Mountain Distr. / Cleveland County / North Carolina / USA

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Bikitaite Mineral

Bikitaite

Weight: 0.26 ct

Origin: Nolan Property / Bikita / Masvingo / Simbabwe

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