Wadeite

  
A fine, 1.3-cm-tall crystal of this rare species! Unusually, it has a rich lavender colour to it.
Origin: Mt. Eveslogschorr, Khibiny, Kola, Russland
Sample size: 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
5mm area of pink glassy wadeite (no crystals) in feldspar pegmatite matrix.
Origin: Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Ex. DeVito collection, ex. Fersman Geol. Museum collection
Sample size: 5 x 4 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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