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.20" Rare Bahianite Specimen - Bahia, Brazil
This is a small and extremely rare, .20" wide bahianite specimen collected from Morro do Chapeu in Bahia, Brazil. It was found naturally tumbled by a stream.
The specimen is accompanied by a small acrylic display case.
The specimen is accompanied by a small acrylic display case.
About Bahianite
Bahianite is a rare aluminum antimonate mineral that's structurally related to simpsonite. Its name refers to the State of Bahia, Brazil, from within which state the initial specimens were found. Bahianite is has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. The other minerals with the same hardness include corundum (the reference stone of Mohs' scale of hardness), bromellite, karelianite, kharambaevite, and nierite.
Chemical Formula - Al5Sb3O14(OH)2
Bahianite is a rare aluminum antimonate mineral that's structurally related to simpsonite. Its name refers to the State of Bahia, Brazil, from within which state the initial specimens were found. Bahianite is has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. The other minerals with the same hardness include corundum (the reference stone of Mohs' scale of hardness), bromellite, karelianite, kharambaevite, and nierite.
Chemical Formula - Al5Sb3O14(OH)2
$25
SPECIES
Bahianite
LOCATION
Morro do Chapeu, Rio Pico das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
SIZE
.20" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#317412
