Mineral: Chrysoberyl
Locality: Pancas, Espirito Santo, Sudeste Region, Brazil
Dimensions: 18,5 x 15,0 x 24,0 cm

Description: Main crystal size : 23,5 cm Enormous, practically intact twin in a V-shape with a translucent upper part in amber-green. The pegmatite in which this sample was found is 600 million years old. MIM number 703 Photographer : James Elliott (FMI)

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