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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