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Spodumene Var Hiddenite

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Spodumene Var Hiddenite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

The locality is well known for Spodumene - Hiddenite (green variety of Spodumene) is famous from Resplendor. The particular crystals shows this typical mint-green color. The faces are etched and lustrous - very similar to Heliodor from Wolodarsk. The texture is really amazinga nd there are lot of amazing details all around. There is really no less attractive angle. It is a 360° specimen, developed as floater and undamaged. The clarity is like glass - flawless without any cracks or inclusions. And the crystal has one important special-feature: one corner shows a second color - you can see the light pink zoning on the upper right hand sie of my photo - this detail makes this piece stand out the crowd!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spodumene

Formula: 
LiAlSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Colour: 
colorless, yellow
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Utö Mines, Utö, Södermanland, Sweden

Hiddenite

Variety Of: 

Spodumene

Formula: 
LiAlSi2O6
Strunz: 
9.DA.30
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Green