A novelty at Tucson 2019. Group of very well-defined crystals, some of them completely or partially doubly terminated, formed by a prism and a terminal bipyramid, translucent, extraordinarily bright, with a dark brown color and golden reflections due to abundant Rutile inclusions. An excellent miniature.
This specimen was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2019 Tucson Show in the magazine ‘Mineralogical Record’ on page 348 in the volume 50, number 3, the magazine "Lapis" number 03/2019, page 37 and the magazine ‘Paragénesis’, number 01/2019, page 79
Ibiajara District is a rural district within Rio do Pires Municipality, in Bahia State, Northeast Region, Brazil. Historically known as Santa Maria do Ouro, the settlement originated in the 18th century due to small-scale gold workings and was formally organized as a district in the early 20th century.
The district lies in the central-southern part of Bahia, within the Paramirim Basin on the São Francisco Craton.
Ibiajara District, Rio do Pires, Bahia, Northeast Region Brazil (2018)
Specimen size: 2.6 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm = 1.02” × 0.87” × 0.51”
Main crystal size: 1.8 × 0.6 cm = 0.71” × 0.24”
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