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Pollucite — specimen 0023, photo © NMNHS
Pollucite — specimen 0023, photo © NMNHS

Pollucitespecimen 0023

Origin

South America
Brazil
Pollucite — specimen 0023, locality map
Data

Weight: 1.64 ct; size: 10.65 | 6.16 | 4.76 mm; shape: pear; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: fair; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; mixed style cut.

Other specimens
Pollucite — specimen 0337Pollucite — specimen 0414Pollucite — specimen 0472

More information from ‘Classification’


In lithium-rich granite pegmatites (Anthony et al., 2001—2005). Rare in faceted specimens.