Bazzite

Pale blue crystals of bazzite on quartz, albite, and chlorite (not further specified)
Origin: A4 highway tunnel, Thiemendorf, Königshain, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany
Picture size: 1.3 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 
Origin: A4 highway tunnel, Thiemendorf, Königshain, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany
Picture size: 1.2 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

  
  
  
Piece of orthoclase from a classic locality with some crystals to 1 cm in association with smoky quartz. On a quartz crystal a rare blue bazzite group with an evident crystal of 1 mm
Origin: Baveno quarry, Piedmont Italy
Ex. Giovanni Signorelli collection
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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