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Dumortierite & Quartz

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Dumortierite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Vaca Morta Quarry, Serra da Vereda, Boquira, Bahia, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.80cm
Weight: 
16.00gr
Description

Doubly terminated quartz crystal with a forest of deep blue dumortierite needles at its base. Close-up images show their density and shape. Few tiny dumortierite crystals are included near the crystal surface with visible fluid inclusions adopting a characteristic negative crystal shape. A close look at the crystal base covered with dumortierite reveals a heart-shaped quartz host surrounded by numerous blue crystals. The quartz is not completely transparent in the middle, but shows nice transparency at its upper termination.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dumortierite

Formula: 
(Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3
Strunz: 
9.AJ.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 8.0
Type Locality: 
Ducarre's Quarry, Beaunant, Chaponost, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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