Mineral: Elbaite with Mica
Locality: Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dimensions: 3.5 × 2 × 2 cm

Description: Crystal with very well defined faces and edges, clear and much richer in crystalline forms than usual. The crystal is polychrome, with two very marked color zones, red at the base and green at the terminal zone, and is partially covered with small Mica crystals

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