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Tourmaline & Cleavelandite

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Tourmaline & Cleavelandite

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Description
Locality: 
Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.3 × 4.2 × 3.4 cm
Description

This tourmaline crystal convinces with its perfect properties: All pages are glossy and undamaged. So the termination is perfect and undamaged with a great structure! The tourmaline is very transparent in the upper area (the last 4 mm). In this area the crystal shows different tones of green colors. The crystal is overgrown with Cleavelandite in the lower part. Particularly attractive on one side, with a beautiful rose-shaped structure (second photo). An extraordinary piece - completely crystallized and undamaged!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0