On a potassium feldspar matrix, a Chrysoberyl crystal of an intense bright lemon-yellow color, doubly terminated and with very distinct striations along the main growth axis.
The specimen comes from the pegmatite field east of Lake Alaotra, in Madagascar, and its appearance is very different from that of the classic chrysoberyls previously found in that country.
Lac Alaotra (Lake Alaotra) pegmatite field, Ambatondrazaka District, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Alaotra-Mangoro Region Madagascar
Specimen size: 6.4 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm = 2.52” × 1.26” × 0.75”
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