Zanazziite (Type Locality) on Rose Quartz

Item Description

A superb combination specimen of the ultra rare, beryllium phosphate, zanazziite on a beautiful rose quartz crystal specimen from the Type Locality for zanazziite, the famed Lavra da Ilha pegmatite of Brazil. 15-20, yellowish-brown, spheroidal clusters of zanazziite crystals are scattered on the vivid pink cluster of gemmy, stair-stepped rose quartz crystals. Specimens of this quality date to the 1960s or 1970s, even though zanazziite was not itself named until 1990 (these were previously thought to be the more common related species, roscherite)! Supreb miniature, valued $500