| Scottyite | |
| Formula: | BaCu2Si2O7 |
| Imasymbol: | Sty[1] |
| System: | Orthorhombic |
| Class: | mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) – Dipyramidal |
| Symmetry: | Pnma (no. 62) |
| Colour: | Dark-blue |
| Cleavage: | Perfect on and |
| Tenacity: | Brittle |
| Mohs: | 4–5 |
| Luster: | Vitreous |
| Streak: | Pale-blue |
| Density: | 4.654 |
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.