Microlite Group
Ipê mine, Golconda mining district, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
On first impression, crystals of microlite appear to be simple octahedrons. Examination of crystals from the Ipe Mine, however, reveal various corner modifications, an example of which is presented here. Other crystals, being distorted, twinned, and clustered, do not present simple ideal forms. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2006 (.0758.1). The ...
© Saul Krotki 2006