Kosnarite

Pale bluish crystals of kosnarite

Origin: Mt Mica mine, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

Picture size: 1.5 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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Kosnarite crystals to 0.5 mm coating on lime to yellow coloured montebrasite

Origin: Limoeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 14 x 8 x 6 cm

 

    

Kosnarite on albite

     

Kosnarite on albite

  

  

Kosnarite with jahnite

     

Kosnarite on albite with ushkovite (right)

 

  

Origin: Jenipapo district, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: top 4 x 4 x 2 cm, crystals to 3 mm, 2nd row 4 x 3 x 1 cm, crystal to 3 mm

3rd/4th row 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, crystals about 0.75 mm, 5th row 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm, crystals to 0.75 mm,

6th row/bottom 6 x 5 x 5 cm, crystals to 3 mm

 

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Kosnarite on albite

Origin: Jenipapo district, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (top left), 2 x 1 x 0.5 cm (top right), 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm (2nd row), 5 x 5 x 4 cm (3rd/4th row), 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm (bottom)

 

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Origin: Itinga Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm (top), 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm (2nd/3rd row), 2 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm (bottom)

 

  

  

This specimen is mainly formed by albite on which there is the rare kosnarite. The kosnarite crystals are 1 mm and are all located on the top of the albite.

  

  

Origin: Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Ex. Alessandro Genazzani collection

Sample size: 2 x 2 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 1.2 x 1 x 1 cm (3rd/bottom row)

 

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