Magnesite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)

Item Description

A tremendously aesthetic and eye-popping small cabinet specimen from Brumado featuring well-formed rhombs of off-white colored Magnesite measuring up to 3.1 cm across which have formed into a rarely seen three-dimensional display specimen of this well-known material. Most of the Magnesites you'll see from thsi locality are somewhat boring and "lumpy", but this one has real character. The piece is crystallized all the way around, and looks beautiful from either side. This is certainly the showiest piece of this particular material that I think I've had to offer in the auctions. From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").