#vorobyevite

Photo: 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐳𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

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Rare Vorobyevite 12ct. with black Tourmaline on Mica #VORO2 #vorobyevite #raremineral #christmas #mineralcollection #christmasgifts2019 #christmasgiftideas2019 #giftideas https://etsy.me/35sFdvo (à Limousin, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6IaX5koZnx/?igshid=1b8noirjqgj8z

Vorobyevite Beryl comes in many forms, including some rarities such as the caesium rich variant in the photo, also known as Rosterite. While there is a caesium rich cousin of beryl called Pezzotaite (see http://on.fb.me/15DU72Z), Vorobyevite doesn't contain enough of it to be distinguished as a separate mineral. The name was applied to colourless material from the Urals Mountains in Russia and rosy crystals from Madagascar until this stunning find of deep blue material. They turned up in a single pocket in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. The short hexagonal prisms with an undeveloped long axis bowed in towards the centre are its characteristic habit. The crystal book in the photo measures 2.7 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm. Loz Image credit: Rob Lavinsky/iRocks.com http://www.mindat.org/min-4208.html http://www.gemdat.org/gem-4208.html

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