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Londonite with Elbaite

$1,500.00

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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.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.