Mineral: Elbaite
Locality: Sosedka vein, Malkhan (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Dimensions: 13 x 13 x 38 cm / main crystal: 38.0 cm

Description: Mass: 4350 g MIM number:1788 Large group of sub-parallel crystals flaring up from a narrow bottom to the top. The tips are transparent, very bright, intact and of a beautiful purple red color. The bottom of the sample shows that the core is yellowish-brown (apparently consisting of liddicoatite) and is surrounded by red elbaite. It is one of the most beautiful samples produced by this prolific mine. Photographer: FMI / James Elliott Publications: "extraLapis No. 52: Moderne Klassiker", "Minéraux - Le Guide des Passionnés", "Mineralogical Record: May-Jun 2019", "Rocks & Minerals: Vol. 98, No.6 Nov/Dec 2023"

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