Mineral: | Zafirina
| Fórmula química: | (Mg,Fe)4-xAl4+x [Al4+x Si2-x O18 ]O2 | Tamaño: | | Peso: | | Transparencia: | transparente - translúcido | Número de piezas: | | Origen: | Les Mines está cerca de aldea de Kollane, Embilipitiya (Embilipitya; Ambilipitiya), Provincia de 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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