Mineral: | Sapphirine
| Chemical Formula: | (Mg,Fe)4-xAl4+x [Al4+x Si2-x O18 ]O2 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | transparent - translucent | Quantity: | | Origin: | near the village Kollane, Embilipitiya (Embilipitya; Ambilipitiya), Province of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka | This is a small but fine crystallized sapphirine crystal from Sri Lanka. Except the small area on the thin face no damages are present. The specimen shows a distinctive hexagonal short prismatic habit and a strong pleochroism from light blue to dark green-blue. This crystal has been found more than 30 years ago!
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