Pezzottaite
Pezzottaite
Pezzottaite

Pezzottaite

€58,00
SKU: A352
Ambavalosa, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar
Small Pezzottaite with very good transparency and excellent luster; also with two edges and side surfaces.
1.1x0.6x0.4 cm
0.46 g

Pezzottaite is a very rare representative of the beryl group and the only one that crystallizes in the trigonal crystal system. One of the reasons for this is cesium, which is built into the silicate crystal lattice as a large atom. Intact crystals have a pseudo-hexagonal pyramidal structure. Pezzottaite was first described after the turn of the millennium. The previous finds in Madagascar were mined and sold within 1-2 years. The most recent find at the end of 2022, which produced tabular crystals, has already largely been mined.