Ellenbergerite

  

Lavender prismatic crystals to 3 mm abundant across matrix

  

Deep to light purple to lilac colored, hexagonal crystals to 0.75 mm in coesite matrix

Origin: Dora Maira massif, Parigi, Martiniana Po,, Piemonte, Italy (type locality)

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 4 cm (top)

 

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Violet crystals with rutile and phengite in light rosa pyrope

Origin: Martiniana Po., Cuneo, Italy

Sample size: micromounts

 

Purple crystals and grains in pyrope matrix

Origin: Dora Maira, Ravello, Piemont, Italy

Sample size: 1.4 x 2 cm

 

Lilac coloured grains in matrix

Origin: Casa Parigi, Martiana Po, Italy

Sample size: 2 x 2.5 cm

 

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