7338 99ecvmoss ((ELBAITE on QUARTZ)), $1000 MINIMUM BID, Sapo Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 13 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm, Cabinet | |
Here is a specimen with 2 Elbaite crystals in a single terminated Quartz crystal. One Elbaite is 5.7 cm and the other smaller 3 cm. The small one is a lustrous pink crystal with a blue green termination. The large Elbaite has a pinkish red core and blue green termination and exterior. The large Elbaite has a couple of light internal areas that are just under the surface but not on the surface of the crystal faces. The lower part of the Quartz crystal also has remnants of white Cleavelandite. |