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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Paprook, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.5 × 3.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Description

Very nice combination of green and pale pink tourmaline crystals from Afghanistan.

The large gemmy and pale pink crystal shows gemmy microcrystals of white apatite on its termination, the green tourmaline crystals are nicely terminated and gemmy.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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