Elbaite from Santa Rosa Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico - image 1
Photo by Marcelo Lerner

Elbaite from Santa Rosa Mine, Zacatecas, Mexico

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Elbaite (“watermelon” variety), 14 cm, from the 1973 find at the Santa Rosa mine. Collection of the Ouro Preto School of Mines. Marcelo Lerner photo, reproduced in Cornejo and Bartorelli, Minerals & Precious Stones of Brazil (2010).

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SpeciesElbaite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions14.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Zacatecas, Santa Rosa Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 56 4 page 398
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Ouro Preto School of Mines

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