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Elbaite with Albite (variety cleavelandite) and 'lepidolite'
Elbaite with Albite (variety cleavelandite) and 'lepidolite'. Front
Front
Elbaite with Albite (variety cleavelandite) and 'lepidolite'. Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén
Rear / Foto: Joaquim Callén

Recorded under neon light
 

ETL86CDD: Good color and transparency with a small white rosette of Albite (cleavelandite variety) and 'lepidolite' crystals forming a base for the Elbaite, enhancing its elegance. There are two more Albite plates at the upper termination of the Elbaite, giving it a peculiar appearance.
Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais  Brazil

Specimen size: 12.4 × 3.3 × 2.8 cm = 4.88” × 1.30” × 1.10”

Main crystal size: 12.4 × 1.4 cm = 4.88” × 0.55”




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