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Elbaite from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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This is a fine all round example of a tourmaline-bearing pegmatite assemblage from the famous Coronel Murta pegmatites in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Very large miniature in size it is dominated by a well-formed but dull, terminated, stocky 5.9 cm tall Quartz crystal surrounded on its base by sparkling pale purple micaceous aggregates of Lepidolite. Adding yet more colour, two short, stocky, raspberry-red prismatic Elbaite tourmaline crystals are attached to the lower part of the main Quartz crystal where it joins with the Lepidolite. One of these Elbaite crystals is a really nicely formed 1.1 cm long crystal, in great condition with a three-sided pyramidal termination, but the other is poorly terminated where a pencil-shaped Elbaite crystal had straddled it but has since been lost, leaving a groove. Another long (1.2 cm) thin, and nicely colour-zoned, Elbaite crystal is attached to the Quartz crystal higher up, and is doubly-terminated, displaying contrasting flat pinacoid and pyramidal terminations. A fine example of a lithium-bearing pegmatite from the gem fields of Brazil.
Product details
SpeciesElbaiteQuartzLepidolite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.1 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm
Added on04/09/2025
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Coronel Murta
Current owner
Unknown Owner
- Acquired
- Jun 2026
- Price paid
- $300.00
Previous owners
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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