Brazilianite — specimen 0002, photo © NMNHS

Brazilianite — specimen 0002

Origin

South America

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Rio Doce, Divino das Laranjeiras, Linópolis

Brazilianite — specimen 0002, locality map

Data

Weight: 0.53 ct; size: 5.49 | 5.45 | 3.30 mm; shape: round; colour: medium light yellowish green; slightly greyish; clarity: eye clean; cut: very good; treatment: none.

Notes

Very clean specimen; very good brilliant style cut. Source: John Bradshaw, Coast to Coast Rare Stones International.

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More information from ‘Classification’

Brazilianite

A hydrothermal mineral in phosphate-rich zones of granite pegmatites; also in metamorphosed sedimentary deposits (Anthony et al., 2001—2005). Faceted specimens are rare.