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Phenakite

Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Rio Piracicaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.1 × 0.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

A fine phenakite crystal from one of its best localities. The surface is finec with another little crystal attached. Only the underside is broken. Still a fine example of this rare precious stone.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Phenakite

Formula: 
Be2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AA.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Type Locality: 
Izumrudnye Kopi area, Malyshevo, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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