AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Eosphorite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75382 |
Mineral: | Eosphorite |
Locality: | Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Jequitinhonha River, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Transparent brown eosphorite crystals completely covering white albite. The eosphorite crystals are slender six-sided prisms with steep four-sided pyramidal terminations. Looks beautiful when viewed under magnification. Collected ca. 1990 |
Overall Size: | 3.5x2.5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 1-3 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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