Hydroxylherderite

Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 02/19/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/26/2015 6:49:45 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A new find for this famous old gem district. I think most people would agree that the most desirable color for Herderite (more properly Hydroxylherderite) is purple. This piece features a fairly sharp, well-formed, semi-lustrous, euhedral monoclinic prism of purple Hydroxylherderite with minor greenish-yellow Muscovite. A cool gem crystal specimen of a species that is not often found in well-formed examples with a rare color.

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