Mineral: Zircon
Locality: Midongy District, Atsimo-Atsinanana Region, Madagascar
Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 6.5 cm / main crystal: 6.2 cm
Description: Mass: 125 g
MIM number:1775
Single, perfectly formed and doubly terminated crystal, green and translucent in its upper portion and brown-purple and rather opaque in its lower part. The top of the crystal is of pyramidal shape with parallel stripes on the faces.
Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence
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