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Boa Vista pegmatite, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Colour:Light pink to colorlessHardness:4
Name:Named in 1945 by D. Jerome Fisher in honor of Edson Sunderland Bastin [December 10, 1878 Chicago, Illinois, USA - October 9, 1953], geologist specializing in granite pegmatites and ore textures in sulfide ore deposits, with the U. S,. Geological Survey and later professor at University of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
A variety of Hureaulite

A lithian variety of Hureaulite which has a characteristic platy morphology.

Classification of Bastinite

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Type Occurrence of Bastinite

Type Locality:Custer Mountain lode (Snookum mine), Custer, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA
General Appearance of Type Material:platy light pink crystals, 1 mm or less
Geological Setting of type material:Late stage phosphate alteration in granite pegmatites.
Associated Minerals at type locality:
Lithiophilite

Physical Properties of Bastinite

Lustre:Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Light pink to colorless
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):4
Tenacity:Brittle

Other Names for Bastinite

Other Languages:
German:Bastinit
Spanish:Bastinita

Other Information

Fluorescence in UV light:Not fluorescent
Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Bastinite

Reference List:

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Fisher, D. Jerome, 1946, Bastinite, a New Pegmatite Phosphate, American Mineralogist, 31:192.

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    • Minas Gerais
      • Doce valley
        • Conselheiro Pena
    		Van King
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    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Custer
    		Am Min (1946), 31:192
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            • Cicero Peak
    		Van King
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        • Keystone District
          • Glendale
    		Karl Volkman specimen
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