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Scottyite

Scottyite
Scottyite, Wessels Mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		BaCu2Si2O7
IMA symbolSty[1]
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classmmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) – Dipyramidal
Space groupPnma (no. 62)
Identification
ColourDark-blue
CleavagePerfect on {100} and {010}
TenacityBrittle
Mohs scale hardness4–5
LusterVitreous
StreakPale-blue
Density4.654

Scottyite is a barium copper silicate. It was named for Michael Scott, first CEO of Apple. Its type locality is the Wessels mine, Northern Cape, South Africa, where it was first identified.[2][3] It has also been found at several localities in the Rhineland-Palatinate.

References

  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Mindat. "Scottyite". Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. ^ Yang H.; Downs R.T.; Evans S.H.; Pinch W.W. (2013). "Scottyite, the natural analog of synthetic BaCu2Si2O7, a new mineral from the Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 98 (2–3): 478–484. Bibcode:2013AmMin..98..478Y. doi:10.2138/am.2013.4326. S2CID 29581853.
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