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Spodumene, Spodumene (Var: Kunzite)

Locality: Resplendor, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spodumene / Kunzite "Scepter" (19,0cm x 6,2cm)
Mario Pauwels collection , Mario Pauwels photo , (Ex Keith & Mauna Proctor collection)

Pictured at the 2010 Münich "Arco Iris - Brazilian Beauty's" special exbibit.
Unique floater of sparkling green Spodumene on a base of pink Kunzite. For size, for the unique color combinaton, for the tranparancy, for the strong luster and for overall aësthetics considered as the finest Spodumene/Kunzite specimen ever found. The specimen was collected in 1996.
This picture has been featured in the book "Nature's Garden of Crystals" on page 120, and has also been featured in the Mineralogical Record "poster series" may/june 2010-volume 41 no.3). This pecimen was also featured in the "2010 Münich Show-Brazilian Beauty's" katalog on page 58.

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Photo added: 3rd Nov 2010

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