Mineral: Pezzottait Kristall / Pezzottaite crystal
Größe / Size: 9 x 5 x 5 mm
Reinheit / Clarity: transparent-transluzent
Farbe / Color: helles himbeerrot / bright raspberry red
Schliff / Cut: keiner, natürlicher Kristall / none, natural crystal
Herkunft / Origin: Ambavalosa, Madagaskar
Pezzottaite is a new mineral of the Beryl-group. The only deposits of this very rare mineral in Madagascar has already been exploited. This Pezzottaite is from the second, quite new find - the crystal shows typical raspberry red color - unusual collector`s piece.