
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Be3(Sc,Al)2Si6O18

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 564.46 gm)
Scandium 11.95 %
ScBeryllium 4.79 %
BeAluminum 2.39 %
AlSilicon 29.85 %
SiOxygen 51.02 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
Be3Sc1.5Al0.5Si6O18

Environment:
Pegmatites and alpine-vein rocks.

Locality:
Lake Maggiore, Italy.

Name Origin:
Named after the Italian engineer, A. E. Bazzi.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[0001] Indistinct

Color:
azure blue or dark blue.

Density:
2.8

Diaphaniety:
Translucent to subtranslucent

Habits:
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).,

Hardness:
6.5 - Pyrite

Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.

Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:
pale bluish white
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