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Pezzottaite (Rare beryl - Type Locality)
- Sakavalana Mine, Ambatovita, Fianarantsoa Prov., Madagascar
- Thumbnail, 1.8 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm
- Start Time: 10/08/2009 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/15/2009 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A gorgeous, vivid pink, gemmy and euhedral pezzottaite crystal. The crystal has textbook tabular, hexagonal crystal form. Pezzottaite is the ultra-rare cesium analogue of beryl, first discovered in 2002. These caused a lot of excitement when they came out and were at first, called raspberry beryl. A very highly desired and rare gem species.