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Photo by Jeff Scovil

Elbaite, Lepidolite, Quartz

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Elbaite with lepidolite and doubly terminated quartz, 16 cm (quartz 5 cm), from the Pederneira mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photo: Jeff Scovil.

Product details

SpeciesElbaite, Quartz, Lepidolite
SizeMuseum
Dimensions1600.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Pederneira mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Midwest page 44

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