Bixbyite



Bixbyite is a isometric crystals exhibiting various cubes, octahedrons, and dodecahedrons.

It is commonly associated with topaz in pneumatolytic or hydrothermal veins and cavities and in metamorphic rocks. Typical localities are Siapa and Chhindwara, India and the Thomas Range in Juab County, Utah. It is also reported from San Luis Potosi, Mexico; northern Patagonia, Argentina; Gerona, Spain; Sweden and South Africa.

Bixbyite was named for the American mineralogist Maynard Bixby. It should not be confused with beryl.

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