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Pollucite — specimen 0472, photo © NMNHS
Pollucite — specimen 0472, photo © NMNHS

Pollucitespecimen 0472

Origin

South America
Brazil
Pollucite — specimen 0472, locality map
Data

Weight: 1.62 ct; size: 9.16 | 6.04 | 4.00 mm; shape: octagon; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: fair; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; mixed style cut.

Other specimens
Pollucite — specimen 0337Pollucite — specimen 0414Pollucite — specimen 0023

More information from ‘Classification’


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