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Pezzottaite, marketed under the name raspberyl or raspberry beryl, is a mineral species.

Properties

Chemical formula

Cs(Be₂Li)Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Group

Oxides

Crystal system

Trigonal

Hardness (Mohs)

8

Color

Red

Luster

—

Streak

White

Density

—

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

R3c

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

9.CJ.60

Dana classification

—

IMA status

Renamed mineral (Rn)

IMA symbol

Pez

Locality

—

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata