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Elbaite on Lepidolite & Orthoclase

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David Lucas
0 for sale·Member since 2025

Ex Collection of Corrado Vietti. From the Azul Bien Grande Pocket, found in May 2004, the two main blue-grey crystals are respectively 47 and 31 mm long. A photograph of the piece appears at The Mineralogical Record Volume 42 p.140 of the ‘Private Mineral Collections in Italy’ Supplement


Photo by László Kupi

Product details

SpeciesElbaite, Lepidolite, Orthoclase
SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm
Added on10/21/2025
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Pederneira mine

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