AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Madagascar > Sapphirine |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 78784 |
Mineral: | Sapphirine |
Locality: | Farafangana, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Madagascar |
Description: | Lustrous black saphhirine with no matrix attached. The sapphirine crystal is complete on all faces, with only a small attachment point. This 30 mm crystal is larger than the exceptional size 28 mm crystal in Paris School of Mines Mineralogy Museum. Collected in 2017 |
Overall Size: | 30x18x6 mm |
Crystals: | 30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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