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Tourmaline & Cleavelandite

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Tourmaline & Cleavelandite

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Description
Locality: 
Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.3 cm
Description

Attractive specimen of zoned tourmaline from StakNala, Pakistan. It features two perfectly terminated crystals of tourmaline in combination with some nicely contrasting blades of snow-white Albite (var: Cleavelandite). The tourmaline crystals exhibits gorgeous color zoning shades of green with a bright lustrous termination. 

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