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Brazilianite (new find)
- Elias Lopes Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
- Miniature, 5.0 x 4.0 x 2.4 cm
- Start Time: 05/23/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/01/2010 6:30:37 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
From a new find, really much more yellow than green-yellow brazilianites are now coming out. This piece has a more pure yellow hue than you normally see. It shows off sharp crystals to 2.3 cm (about an inch!) with great glassy luster, perched on a well trimmed shard of feldspar. The large crystal is translucent to transparent. This is a really fine miniature, and something we just happened to get lucky on at the source. So although we are risking it at auction, we do value it highly.