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Pollucite — specimen 0414, photo © NMNHS
Pollucite — specimen 0414, photo © NMNHS

Pollucitespecimen 0414

Origin

South America
Brazil
Pollucite — specimen 0414, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.59 ct; size: 5.97 | 5.12 | 3.81 mm; shape: oval; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Ovalimixtum ST 47-44’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Pollucite — specimen 0337Pollucite — specimen 0023Pollucite — specimen 0472

More information from ‘Classification’


In lithium-rich granite pegmatites (Anthony et al., 2001—2005). Rare in faceted specimens.