Mineral: Pezzottait Stufe / Pezzottaite specimen
Größe / Size: 24 x 18 x 16 mm
Reinheit / Clarity: transparent-transluzent
Farbe / Color: himbeerrot / raspberry red
Schliff / Cut: keiner, natürliche Stufe / none, natural specimen
Herkunft / Origin: Ambatovita, Madagaskar
Pezzottaite is a new mineral of the Beryl-group, a Cesium-Beryl. The only deposit of this very rare mineral in Madagascar has already been exploited. Single crystals of Pezzottaite are already very rare, but it is even harder to get any specimens like this one anymore - unusual collector`s piece.
