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EQ78T5: Elongated crystal of Brazilianite partially doubly terminated. It is transparent, very bright and with a very intense yellow color. Its matrix is a leafy aggregate, with a star shape, of Muscovite crystals. This specimen was published on the Mineralogical Record´s web page, in the ‘What’s New in the Mineral World?’ section, report #30, November 25, 2011 edition.
João Lopes Claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais Brazil (2011)
Specimen size: 5.3 × 2.8 × 1.4 cm = 2.09” × 1.10” × 0.55”
Main crystal size: 4 × 1.8 cm = 1.57” × 0.71”
Minor fluorescence short UV
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