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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.30cm
Description

Deep bottlegreen, gemmy tourmaline crystal on quartz matrix from an old collection.

Acquired 1973

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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