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Phenakite — specimen 0493, photo © NMNHS
Phenakite — specimen 0493, photo © NMNHS

Phenakitespecimen 0493

Origin

East Africa
Madagascar
Phenakite — specimen 0493, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.78 ct; size: 6.37 | 4.58 | 3.56 mm; shape: rectangle; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: very good; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; very good radiant style cut. Source: David Weinberg, Multicolour Gems Ltd.

Other specimens
Phenakite — specimen 0490Phenakite — specimen 0491Phenakite — specimen 0492

More information from ‘Classification’


In pegmatites, greisens, and alpine and hydrothermal veins (Anthony et al., 2001—2005).