Elbaite with Lepidolite
specimen number:
1571036
location:
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
description: A beautiful and highly aesthetic matrix elbaite specimen from this famous locality. A grouping of several glassy prismatic elbaite crystals, these mostly a purplish red beautiful green gemmy terminations, are set on a matrix of crystallized lepidolite and albite. This shows nicely all around and is completely damage free, even on the bottom the crystals are naturally healed and crystallized. Measures 9.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm in size. Wonderful matrix gem crystal example from this famous locality.
Size: 9.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm (cabinet)
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