Londonite with Elbaite
specimen number:
9507093
location:
Antsahanana quarry, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
description: The Antsahanana quarry, situated within the Sahatany Valley near Mount Ibity in the Antsirabe II District of Vakinankaratra, Madagascar, is a renowned pegmatite locality celebrated by mineral collectors for producing complex lithium and boron-bearing species, gem tourmalines, and rare micro-minerals. Londonite is a rare cesium-rich mineral belonging to the isometric crystal system, typically forming transparent to translucent, pale yellow to yellowish-green crystals with a vitreous luster that frequently occur alongside its potassium-dominant counterpart in highly evolved granitic pegmatites.
Very choice for the species, semi lustrous yellow crystal of londonite 2.3 cm in size, this showing some translucency, set up on matrix with a lot of attractive reddish purple prismatic crystals of elbaite lying flat throughout. This is in super condition. A colorful example for the species.
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