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Tourmaline On Albite

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Tourmaline On Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Oceanview Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, San Diego County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 3.6 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.90cm
Description

A wonderful little tourmaline specimen from the recent finds at the Oceanview Mine in Pala, California. This dark green/blue tourmaline rests nicely on a matrix of albite, which itself grows on an earlier generation of dark blue/green tourmaline. A neat piece. No significant damage. Blake Barnett Photography.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
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