Brazilianite with Albite (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)

Item Description

This is a good miniature specimen featuring a beautiful, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, yellow green color, crystal of Brazilianite which is associated with a few minor sidecar crystals and intermixed with contrasting white Albite. The quality is good on this piece and some of the Brazilianite crystals are nearly water clear at the terminations. Additonally, many of the crystals are smooth and not at all "crazed" like many from this area. They look beautiful up close. From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").