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Tourmaline Elbaite

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Tourmaline Elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.1 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.30cm
Weight: 
27.60gr
Description

Multicolor from pink to blue and green cap tourmaline var. elabite crystal,
Specimen from very old find in famous Cruzeiro mine. 
Perfect translucent, well formed, gemmy and shiny specimen.
100% natural crystal.
One photo was made without backlight.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

Elbaite

Formula: 
Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fonte del Prete, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy...
Piatek Minerals

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