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Rose Quartz, Quartz

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Rose quartz crystals on quartz, 15 cm, from Lavra da Ilha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ex Harvard Mineralogical Museum, ex the Serafino G. Avella (1928–2013) collection; Russell E. Behnke photo.

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SpeciesRose quartz, Quartz
SizeCabinet
Dimensions15.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Ilha claim
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 46
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Russell E. Behnke

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Serafino G. Avella (1928–2013)Not disclosed
—Harvard Mineralogical and Geological MuseumNot disclosed

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Rose Quartz from Ilha claim, Minas Gerais, Brazil
, Ilha claim, Minas Gerais, Brazil: pink, translucent crystals in pegmatite pockets, often with eosphorite; a collectible locality for rose quartz.
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Ilha claim
A collector's guide to Ilha claim, Brazil: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 142 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.