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RM3753   Londonite - Rhodizite
CsBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈
  -  6. Borates

Group of good-sized, interpenetrated, and well-faceted londonite and rhodizite crystals, lustrous and arranged on the matrix. The difference between the two lies in their chemical composition: in londonite, cesium predominates over potassium. This specimen belongs from the first pieces brought from Madagascar in the 1990s and is from a locality situated 25 km S of the type locality for the species. With label #240.

Size: 3.9 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm.
Main crystal: 9 mm.
Z. Gabelica (Belgium).
Reserved