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Prasiolite — specimen 0707, photo © NMNHS
Prasiolite — specimen 0707, photo © NMNHS

Prasiolitespecimen 0707

Origin

South America
Brazil
Prasiolite — specimen 0707, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.79 ct; size: 6.91 | 6.01 | 4.46 mm; shape: hexagon; colour: light green; very slightly greyish; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Hexamixtum S 41-32’ [pavilion angle changed to 45.00], excellent cut by Tan Pen.

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A green variety of quartz.