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Bazzite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Bazzite

Bonneval-Tarentaise, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Bazzite, etc.

Kersy Forest, Bonneval-Tarentaise, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Bazzite

Val Cavallizza quarries, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy

Bazzite

Bonneval-Tarentaise, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Bazzite, etc.

Kersy Forest, Bonneval-Tarentaise, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Bazzite

Val Cavallizza quarries, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy

Bazzite

Bonneval-Tarentaise, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Bazzite, etc.

Kersy Forest, Bonneval-Tarentaise, La Léchère, Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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About BazziteHide

Formula:

Be₃Sc₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Colour:

Deep blue or other shades of blue, blue-green.

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

6½ - 7

Specific Gravity:

2.77 - 2.8

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Beryl Group > Beryl Supergroup

Name:

Named in 1915 for Alessandro Eugenio Bazzi (1892-1929), discoverer of the mineral.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

The scandium analogue of Beryl.

Typically found as small to tiny hexagonal crystals with a deep blue or blue-green color. Hard to distinguish from beryl.
The blue colour is caused by appreciable iron contents, and, more specifically, the intensity of the blue colour by the ratio between Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ (Taran et al., 2017).

A Cs-bearing variety is known (see Caesian Bazzite).
Taran et al. (2017) report few chemical varieties, slightly differing in Fe admixture content (Telemark, Norway) and Fe (up to 6.73 wt.% FeO), Mn (up to 2.98 wt.% MnO), Mg (up to 1.86 wt.% MgO) and Al admixture/content (Kent, Kazakhstan). The oxidation state of Fe is variable. The presence of water molecules trapped in structural channels was confirmed, the molecules being always located between or near to the 6-membered rings having Na atoms in their centres.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

586

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:586:1

Similar NamesHide

Basite	A rock subtype
Bassoite	A valid IMA mineral species	SrV₃O₇ · 4H₂O
Beusite	A valid IMA mineral species	Mn²⁺Mn₂²⁺ (PO₄)₂
Beusite-(Ca)	A valid IMA mineral species	CaMn₂²⁺(PO₄)₂
Bosiite	A valid IMA mineral species	NaFe₃³⁺(Al₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O
Bosoite	A valid IMA mineral species	SiO₂ · nC_xH_2x+2
Mazzite	A synonym of Mazzite Subgroup

IMA Classification of BazziteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1915

Classification of BazziteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.CJ.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
J : [Si₆O₁₈]₁₂- 6-membered single rings (sechser-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions

Dana 7th ed.:

61.1.1.2

Dana 8th ed.:

61.1.1.2

61 : CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
1 : Six-Membered Rings with [Si₆O₁₈] rings; possible (OH) and Al substitution

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Bz	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of BazziteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Deep blue or other shades of blue, blue-green.

Comment:

The blue colour is caused by appreciable iron contents, and, more specifically, the ratio between Fe²+ and Fe³+ (Taran et al., 2017).

Streak:

White

Hardness:

6½ - 7 on Mohs scale

Hardness Data:

Measured

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Poor/Indistinct
Poor on {0001}.

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

2.77 - 2.8 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.82 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of BazziteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.622 - 1.637 n_ε = 1.602 - 1.622

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.015 - 0.020
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic (convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.

For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.

Thickness: 30 µm

Pleochroism:

Strong

Comments:

O = pale greenish yellow
E = intense sky-blue

Chemistry of BazziteHide

Mindat Formula:

Be₃Sc₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	50.220 %
Si	29.386 %
Sc	15.679 %
Be	4.715 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Be, O, Sc, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Fe,Mn,Mg,Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
BeO	14.50 %
Sc₂O₃	14.50 %
Fe₂O₃	5.70 %
Al₂O₃	0.8 0 %
MgO	0.10 %
MnO	1.43 %
Li₂O	0.24 %
Na₂O	1.60 %
K₂O	0.13 %
Rb₂O	0.25 %
Cs₂O	2.93 %
SiO₂	58.00 %
H₂O	1.10 %
Total:	101.28 %

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
2	Be_3.00(Sc_1.43Fe²⁺_0.28Mg_0.20Al_0.05Fe³⁺_0.03Mn_0.01)_Σ2.01Si_6.00O₁₈*[(Na_0.46Cs_0.01)_Σ0.47(H₂O)]
3	Be_2.99(Sc_1.39Mg_0.37Fe³⁺_0.10Fe²⁺_0.09Al_0.06Mn_0.01)_Σ2.02Si_5.99O₁₈*[Na_0.47(H₂O)]
1	Be_3.1(Sc_1.24Fe_0.42Mn_0.12Al_0.10Mg_0.02)_1.9(Na_0.30Cs_0.12Li_0.05Rb_0.02K_0.01)_0.5(Si_5.7Be_0.3)₆O₁₈* 0.36H₂O

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Heftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway	Juve, G., Bergstøl, S. (1990) Caesian Bazzite in Granite pegmatite in Tørdal, Telemark, Norway. Mineralogy and Petrology, 43 (2) 131-136 doi:10.1007/bf01164306	Electron-microprobe analyses of three grains and atomic-absorption analyses of a bulk sample (average)
2	Bugaboo Castles, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
3	Rose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Crystallography of BazziteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P6/mcc

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.521(5) Å, c = 9.165(5) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.963

Unit Cell V:

719.50 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005700	Bazzite	Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T (2000) Structure refinement of bazzite from pegmatitic and miarolitic occurrences The Canadian Mineralogist 38 1419-1424		2000	Tordal, Norway	0	293
0005699	Bazzite	Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T (2000) Structure refinement of bazzite from pegmatitic and miarolitic occurrences The Canadian Mineralogist 38 1419-1424		2000	Baveno granite, Piemonte, Italy	0	293

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FeA   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.26000   0.00659
AlA   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.06000   0.00659
Si   0.37370   0.09899   0.00000   1.00000   0.00481
Cs   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   0.14000   0.03103
Wat   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   0.86000   0.03103
Na   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.36000   0.02229
O1   0.29980   0.21860   0.00000   1.00000   0.01165
O2   0.48130   0.12860   0.14450   1.00000   0.01001
Be   0.50000   0.50000   0.25000   0.97000   0.00836
Li   0.50000   0.50000   0.25000   0.03000   0.00836
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ScA 0.00650 0.00650 0.00680 0.00375 0.00000 0.00000
FeA 0.00650 0.00650 0.00680 0.00375 0.00000 0.00000
AlA 0.00650 0.00650 0.00680 0.00375 0.00000 0.00000
Si 0.00510 0.00450 0.00480 0.00240 0.00000 0.00000
Cs 0.03440 0.03440 0.02420 0.01720 0.00000 0.00000
Wat 0.03440 0.03440 0.02420 0.01720 0.00000 0.00000
Na 0.01760 0.01760 0.03170 0.00880 0.00000 0.00000
O1 0.01360 0.01000 0.01510 0.00870 0.00000 0.00000
O2 0.01250 0.00980 0.00840 0.00590 -0.00420 -0.00130
Be 0.00910 0.00910 0.00790 0.00530 0.00000 0.00000
Li 0.00910 0.00910 0.00790 0.00530 0.00000 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.306 Å	(100)
8.27 Å	(89)
2.960 Å	(75)
4.006 Å	(48)
4.578 Å	(24)
2.577 Å	(17)
1.761 Å	(15)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Geological Setting:

Found in miarolitic cavities in granites, granite pegmatites and in Alpine veins associated with pegmatitic minerals.

Type Occurrence of BazziteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Seula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Municipal Museum of Natural History, Milan, Italy.
University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1925,534.
Natural History Museum, Paris, France, 115.132.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Granite

Other Language Names for BazziteHide

Dutch:Bazziet

German:Bazzit

Russian:Баццит

Simplified Chinese:钪绿柱石

Spanish:Bazzita

Traditional Chinese:鈧綠柱石

Varieties of BazziteHide

Caesian Bazzite

Juve & Bergstøl (1990) described a bazzite with ca. 3 weight% Cs₂O from Heftetjern, Tørdal, Telemark, Norway, which they designated as a caesian bazzite.
Later, a cesian bazzite from Italy was described by Gramaccioli et al. (2000).

Relationship of Bazzite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Beryl Group > Beryl Supergroup

Other Members of Beryl Group:

Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Johnkoivulaite-(Cs)	Cs[Be₂B]Mg₂Si₆O₁₈	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Pezzottaite-(Cs)	Cs(Be₂Li)Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3 : R3
Stoppaniite	Be₃Fe³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈) · H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

21 photos of Bazzite associated with Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
21 photos of Bazzite associated with Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
20 photos of Bazzite associated with 'Adularia'	KAlSi₃O₈
20 photos of Bazzite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
10 photos of Bazzite associated with Hematite	Fe₂O₃
10 photos of Bazzite associated with Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
7 photos of Bazzite associated with Chlorite Group
7 photos of Bazzite associated with Anatase	TiO₂
5 photos of Bazzite associated with Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
5 photos of Bazzite associated with Aeschynite-(Y)	Y(TiNb)O₆

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.CJ.	Zolotarevite	Na₅Zr[Si₆O₁₅(OH)₃] · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.	'Avdeevite'	NaAl₄(Be₅Li)(Si₆O₁₈)₂(H₂O)_1-2	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.CJ.	'Beryllocordierite-Na'	NaMg₄(Al₅Be)(AlSi₅O₁₈)₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.	Sachanbińskiite	NaMn₄(Al₅Be)(AlSi₅O₁₈)₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.	Nakkaalaaqite	K₂[Na₃Ca]LiCa₂Ti₂Be₄Si₁₂O₃₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fddd
9.CJ.05	Johnkoivulaite-(Cs)	Cs[Be₂B]Mg₂Si₆O₁₈	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05	Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05	Ferroindialite	(Fe²⁺,Mg)₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05 va	'Vorobyevite'	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
9.CJ.05	Stoppaniite	Be₃Fe³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈) · H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05	Indialite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.10	Sekaninaite	Fe²⁺₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.10	Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.15a	Zirsinalite	Na₆(Ca,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)Zr(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15a	Kapustinite	Na₆ZrSi₆O₁₆(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CJ.15a	Townendite	Na₈ZrSi₆O₁₈	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15a	Combeite	Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15a	Kazakovite	Na₆Mn²⁺Ti(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15a	Tisinalite	Na₃H₃(Mn,Ca,Fe)TiSi₆(O,OH)₁₈ · 2H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m)
9.CJ.15a	Lovozerite	Na₂Ca(Zr,Ti)(Si₆O₁₂)[(OH)₄O₂] · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CJ.15a	Litvinskite	Na₂(◻,Na,Mn)ZrSi₆O₁₂(OH,O)₆	Mon. m : Bm
9.CJ.15c	Koashvite	Na₆(Ca,Mn)(Ti,Fe)Si₆O₁₈ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.CJ.15b	Imandrite	Na₁₂Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈)₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.CJ.25	Baratovite	KCa₇(Ti,Zr)₂Li₃Si₁₂O₃₆F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.25	Aleksandrovite	KCa₇Sn₂Li₃Si₁₂O₃₆F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.25	Katayamalite	KLi₃Ca₇Ti₂(SiO₃)₁₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.30	Dioptase	CuSiO₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CJ.35	Kostylevite	K₂Zr(Si₃O₉) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.CJ.40	Petarasite	Na₅Zr₂(Si₆O₁₈)(Cl,OH) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.CJ.45	Gerenite-(Y)	(Ca,Na)₂(Y,REE)₃Si₆O₁₈ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.CJ.50	Odintsovite	K₂Na₄Ca₃Ti₂Be₄Si₁₂O₃₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fddd
9.CJ.55	Mathewrogersite	Pb₇FeAl₃GeSi₁₂O₃₆(OH,H₂O)₆	Trig.
9.CJ.60	Pezzottaite-(Cs)	Cs(Be₂Li)Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3 : R3

Other InformationHide

IR Spectrum:

Water type II molecules (H–H vector perpendicular to the c-axis) are only observed in samples from Kent (Kazakhstan); H₂O IId type is indicated by the bands at 1621 and 3663 cm⁻¹, while the ones at 1633 and 3643 are indicative for th

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for BazziteHide

Reference List:

Artini, E. (1915): Due minerali di Baveno contenenti terre rare: weibyeïte e bazzite. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Rendiconti della Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali 24, 313-319.

Yaki, K.; Fleischer, M. (1955) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 40 (3-4). 367-370 p.370

Bergerhoff, G.; Nowacki, W. (1955) Über die Kristallstruktur des Bazzit und ihre Beziehungen zu der des Beryll. Schweizer Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 35. p.410-421. doi:10.5169/SEALS-27856

Peyronel, G. (1956) The crystal structure of Baveno bazzite. Acta Crystallographica, 9 (2) 181-186 doi:10.1107/s0365110x56000401

Fleischer, Michael (1967) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 52 (3-4) 559-564

Juve, G., Bergstøl, S. (1990) Caesian Bazzite in Granite pegmatite in Tørdal, Telemark, Norway. Mineralogy and Petrology, 43 (2) 131-136 doi:10.1007/bf01164306

Hagemann, H.; Lucken, A.; Bill, H.; Gysler-Sanz, J.; Stalder, H.A. (1990) Polarized Raman spectra of beryl and bazzite. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 17 (5). 395-401 doi:10.1007/bf00212207

Armbruster, Th., Libowitzky, E., Auernhammer, M., Bauerhansl, P., Hoffmann, Ch., Irran, E., Kurka, A., Rosenstingl, H., Diamond, L. (1995) Crystal chemistry and optics of bazzite from Furkabasistunnel (Switzerland) Mineralogy and Petrology, 52 (1) 113-126 doi:10.1007/bf01163130

Gaines, Richard V.; Skinner, H. Catherine W.; Foord, Eugene E.; Mason, Brian; Rosenzweig, Abraham; King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.). Wiley-Interscience. 1872 pp.

Demartin, F., Gramaccioli, C. M., Pilati, T. (2000) Structure refinement of bazzite from pegmatitic and miarolitic occurrences. The Canadian Mineralogist, 38 (6) 1419-1424 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.38.6.1419

Gramaccioli, C. M., Diella, V., Demartin, F., Orlandi, P., Campostrini, I. (2000) Cesian bazzite and thortveitite from Cuasso al Monte, Varese, Italy: A comparison with the material from Baveno, and inferred origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 38 (6) 1409-1418 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.38.6.1409

(2001) Bazzite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Taran, Michail N., Dyar, M. Darby, Khomenko, Vladimir M., Boesenberg, Joseph S. (2017) Optical absorption, Mössbauer, and FTIR spectroscopic studies of two blue bazzites. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 44 (7) 497-507 doi:10.1007/s00269-017-0877-2

Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada – The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia – Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035

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Austria
Carinthia Spittal an der Drau District ⓘ Heiligenblut am Großglockner	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
Große Fleiß valley ⓘ Gjaidtroghöhe	Niedermayr et al. (1995)
Salzburg Zell am See District Rauris Grieswies - Krumlkeeskopf area Lachegg gorge ⓘ Bazzite locality	Auer et al. (2025)

Canada
British Columbia Golden Mining Division ⓘ Bugaboo Castles	Canadian Museum of Nature collection +1 other reference
Ontario Renfrew County Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan Lyndoch Township Quadeville area ⓘ Rose Quartz Pit	Canadian Museum of Nature collection ... +1 other reference

China
Inner Mongolia Baotou City Bayan Obo mining district ⓘ Bayan Obo deposit	Liu et al. (2025)

Czech Republic
Vysočina Region Třebíč District Kožichovice ⓘ Kožichovice II pegmatite	Výravský et al. (2017)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Albertville La Léchère ⓘ Bonneval-Tarentaise	JF-LANOE / N° inv. 0308-01 / 07-2011
ⓘ Kersy Forest	De Ascenção Guedes et al. (2011) +1 other reference
Celliers ⓘ Entre Deux Roches	De Ascençao Guedes et al. (2000)
Brittany Côtes-d'Armor Guingamp Trémargat ⓘ Gwernavalou Quarry	Germain C. (1988)

Germany
Bavaria Lower Bavaria Freyung-Grafenau District Röhrnbach ⓘ Steinerleinbach Quarry	Weiß (1990) +1 other reference
Saxony Görlitz District Königshain ⓘ Firstenstein (Scheffelstein)	Witzke et al. (2001)
Thiemendorf ⓘ A4 Highway tunnel	Aufschluss 49 (1998)
Vierkirchen Döbschütz Arnsdorf-Melaune Quarry ⓘ Neuland Quarry	Witzke et al. (2001)

Italy
Aosta Valley Courmayeur ⓘ Petit Mont Blanc ?	Piccoli et al. (2007)
Lombardy Sondrio Province Torre di Santa Maria ⓘ Val Suella	Bedognè et al. (2011) +1 other reference
Varese Province ⓘ Cuasso al Monte	Guastoni A. +1 other reference
Cavagnano ⓘ Laghetto Quarry	[var: Caesian Bazzite] Gramaccioli et al. (2000) +1 other reference
ⓘ Subalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry)	Guastoni et al. (2004) +1 other reference
ⓘ Val Cavallizza quarries	Biffi P. et al. (2004) +1 other reference
Piedmont Cuneo Province Bagnolo Piemonte ⓘ Montoso Quarries	Giuseppe Finello Collection - EDS
ⓘ Balma Oro Quarry	Giuseppe Finello Collection - EDS
ⓘ Bricco Volti - Monte Ortieul quarrying area	Bruno Marello find & collection
Metropolitan City of Turin Chiomonte ⓘ "La Maddalena" exploratory adit	De Ascenção Guedes (2015) +1 other reference
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province Baveno Oltrefiume Mount Camoscio ⓘ Seula mine (TL)	Albertini (1983)
Omegna Agrano ⓘ Giacomini Quarry (Diverio Quarry; Bottigetto Quarry)	Piccoli et al. (2007)

Japan
Gifu Prefecture Nakatsugawa City Hirukawa ⓘ Tawara (Tahara)	Endo (2007)

Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region Karkaraly ⓘ Kent Massif	Evseev (1995) +2 other references

Mozambique
Zambezia Province Alto Mólocuè District ⓘ Namacotche LCT pegmatites	Gomes et al. (2022)

Norway
Akershus Lunner Øståsen ⓘ Midtmoen	Kvamsdal (1993)
Telemark Drangedal Tørdal ⓘ Heftetjern pegmatite	[var: Caesian Bazzite] Bergstøl et al. (1988) +2 other references
ⓘ Høydalen	Kristiansen (2008)
Kragerø Kragerø Archipelago ⓘ Langøy	Larsen et al. (2017)
Nome ⓘ ~~Fen Complex~~	Amli (1977) +1 other reference
Vestland Sunnfjord Gaular Sande ⓘ Gaular Pukk og Sand As Quarry	Kristiansen (2003)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wrocław County Gmina Jordanów Śląski ⓘ Jordanów nephrite quarry	Zelek-Pogudz et al. (2026)

Russia
Altai Krai Charyshsky District ⓘ Kumir Sc-REE occurrence	Liferovich et al. (1998)
Murmansk Oblast Turii Cape ⓘ Turii alkaline massif (Turiy massif)	...

Spain
Community of Madrid Cadalso de los Vidrios ⓘ Veneros claim	Sainz de Baranda Graf et al. (2026)

Switzerland
Bern Interlaken-Oberhasli Guttannen Oberaar lake area Aargrat Gross Sidelhorn ⓘ Gärstenlicke	Stalder et al. (1998)
Oberaar power station ⓘ Wasserschloss	Stalder et al. (1998)
Grisons Surselva Region Tujetsch ⓘ Val Strem	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
ⓘ Stremspitzen (Stremhörner)	Stalder et al. (1998)
Ticino Leventina Airolo Fontana ⓘ Fibbia	Stalder et al. (1998)
ⓘ Fieud Alp
Lucendro Valley ⓘ Pizzo Lucendro	Alex Salzmann collection
Prevat Valley ⓘ Monte Prosa	Stalder et al. (1998)
Uri Reuss Valley Gurtnellen ⓘ Wilerflue	Stalder et al. (1998)
Silenen Maderanertal Etzli Valley ⓘ Weitenalpkehle	Parker et al. (1939) +1 other reference
Valais Brig ⓘ Naters	Stalder et al. (1998)
Entremont Orsières Ferret Valley La Fouly ⓘ Aiguille de l'A Neuve	Cuchet et al. (2003)
ⓘ Les Essertes	Stalder et al. (1998)
Goms Obergoms Oberwald ⓘ Furka basis tunnel (west section)	Armbruster +9 other references
Furka pass area Furka ⓘ Kleines Furkahorn	Stalder et al. (1998)
Westlich Raron Steg-Hohtenn Mittal ⓘ Mittal-Hohtenn road tunnel	Weibel et al. (1990)

USA
Colorado Chaffee County ⓘ Mount Antero	King et al. (1987)
ⓘ Mount White	Eckel et al. (1997)
Connecticut Middlesex County Portland Collins Hill Strickland pegmatite ⓘ Strickland Quarry	From Richard Schooner collection
Missouri Washington County ⓘ Pea Ridge Mine	Sherwood et al. (1998)
New Hampshire Carroll County Albany ⓘ Government pit	Rocks & Minerals 80:4 pp242-261 & Dr ... +1 other reference
Bartlett ⓘ Iron Mountain	Art Smith (2001)
ⓘ Iron Mountain Mines	Rocks&Min. 76:256 +1 other reference
Grafton County Bethlehem ⓘ North Sugarloaf Mountain locality	B. Janules +2 other references

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