Phenacite Phenakite Crystal Cluster - Brazil - 21.95 Ct

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Description enlarged photos taken with fluorescent daylight lighting***Rare Phenacite Crystal Cluster From Brazil*** ***21.95 Carats*** One of my favorite vendors sells in the wholesale section of the East Coast show and also in Tucson. He is a geologist from Belo Horizonte and always has superb mineral specimens from Brazil. At the most recent East Coast 2008 show my jaw dropped when this supplier showed me a flat of good-sized Phenacite clusters. Just a year and a half ago I spent a good amount of time at the Tucson 2007 shows tracking down a Phenacite cluster for a customer. It was the only cluster of that size that I had ever seen and I thought I would never come across a Phenacite like that again. Now I was looking at several of them and t were slightly smaller ones too. I brought home a good assortment of larger Brazilian Phenacites. Please be aware that large Brazilian Phenacites are still much smaller than their Russian cousins.Phenacite is Berylium Silicate or Be2SiO4 . It is known as a one of the most potent metaphysical crystals and is a third eye activator. This Phenacite cluster is clear and crystalline as you can see in the enlarged photos. The Phenakite comes from Sao Miguel de Piracicaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It measures 3/4" by 11/16" by 1/2" and weighs 21.95 carats. Phenacite is one of the highest vibration read more