Rhodizite

Image

Rhodizite (yellow, 1.7cm) with pink and dark green bicolor Tourmaline, from Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

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Properties

Formula KBe4Al4(B11Be)O28
Abbreviation Rdz
Luminescence emitters Mn, O, Tl, Unspecified
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1834
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Composition

Element Atoms
K 1
Al 4
O 28
B 11
Be 5
Total: 49

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets et al. 1981 6 0 0