AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals with Eosphorite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 52972 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Rose Quartz Crystals with Eosphorite |
Locality: | Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Jequitinhonha River, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Lustrous pink rose quartz crystals to 3.5 mm on milky quartz with rounded translucent brown eosphorite crystals to 0.5 mm. Rose quartz crystals occur at only a few localities worldwide. This locality is on a small island and under water most of the year. |
Overall Size: | 4.5x4x2 cm |
Crystals: | 0.2-3.5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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