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Pollucite — specimen 0337, photo © NMNHS
Pollucite — specimen 0337, photo © NMNHS

Pollucite — specimen 0337

Origin

South America
Brazil
Pollucite — specimen 0337, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.88 ct; size: 6.75 | 5.10 | 4.93 mm; shape: oval; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Merle’s Cut’ by Merle Reinikka, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Pollucite — specimen 0414Pollucite — specimen 0023Pollucite — specimen 0472

More information from ‘Classification’

Pollucite

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


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