Elbaite
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Elbaite, 7.8 cm, from the Ferrugina mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. According to Russ Behnke, this specimen was the best single crystal found in the small Ferrugina mine. Ex Russell E. Behnke collection; ex Matt Tannenbaum collection; ex Pierre Laville collection. Illustrated in Nature’s Garden of Crystals (2011), page 252; illustrated in Collector’s Guide to Granite Pegmatites (2010), page 92. Jeff Scovil photo.
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SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.8 cm
Added on02/13/2026
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Publications
- Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 277
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | Pierre Laville | Not disclosed |
| — | Matt Tannenbaum | Not disclosed |
| — | Russell E. Behnke | Not disclosed |
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