Tabular crystals of Beryl (goshenite variety) in parallel and contiguous growths, with very well defined faces and edges and with colored inclusions, on a matrix formed by lustrous black crystals of Tourmaline. The specimen comes from the collection of Ilia Deleff, a collector of Bulgarian origin living in France, who actively contributed to the exhibition of giant crystals that was held in the Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Urucum Mine, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais Brazil
Specimen size: 5.2 × 3.5 × 2.9 cm = 2.05” × 1.38” × 1.14”
Main crystal size: 3.1 × 2.4 cm = 1.22” × 0.94”
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