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Pezzottaite-(Cs)

pezzottaite-(Cs)

Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)

Pezzottaite-(Cs): Mineral information, data and localities.

Pezzottaite-(Cs): Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Pezzottaite, marketed under the name raspberyl or raspberry beryl, is a mineral species first recognized by the International Mineralogical Association in September 2003. Pezzottaite is a caesium analogue of beryl, a silicate of caesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium, with the chemical formula Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18. Named after Italian geologist and mineralogist Federico Pezzotta, pezzottaite was first thought to be either red beryl or a new variety of beryl ("caesium beryl"); unlike actual beryl, however, pezzottaite contains lithium and crystallizes in the trigonal crystal system rather than the hexagonal system.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 8

Scientific references

  1. Pezzottaite-(Cs) — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2252676 Link
  2. Pezzottaite-(Cs) — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pezzottaite Link