Mineral: Chrysoberyl
Locality: Itaguaçu, Espirito Santo, Sudeste Region, Brazil
Dimensions: 6 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm / main crystal: 6.3 cm

Description: Mass: 166 g MIM number:1743 Floating set of beautiful olive green color formed by a perfectly sharp 4.6 cm wide sixling, with three V-shaped twins at the back (respectively 3.5 cm, 3 cm and 2.5 cm long). Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence Publication: "Mineralogical Record: Jul-Aug 1983" Ex collections: Russell & Alice Haggard (USA), Wayne Leicht (USA)

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