Suzukiite

suzukiite

alabandite

roscoelite

nagashimalite

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Formula: BaV4+Si2O7
Single chain inosilicate (chain silicate), paramorph of bavsiite, haradaite group, barium- and vanadium- bearing mineral
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 4.0 measured, 4.03 calculated
Hardness: 4 to 4½
Streak: Light green
Colour: Bright green
Common impurities: Ti,Sr
Environments

Sedimentary environments
Metamorphic environments

Localities

At the type locality, the Mogurazawa mine, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, suzukiite occurs in massive rhodonite-rhodochrosite ores of a bedded manganese deposit, formed in very weakly metamorphosed cherts. Associated minerals include quartz, baryte, alabandite, nagashimalite, rhodonite, rhodochrosite and barium-bearing roscoelite (HOM).
Suzukiite from the Mogurazawa Mine - Image

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