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Tourmaline Elbaite On Albite

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Tourmaline Elbaite On Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3 × 0.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Weight: 
11.10gr
Description

This is very rare tourmalines from this incredible new find from Moroccan Sahara (Anti-Atlas mountains). Tourmaline from Morocco that have never been seen before. This is nice piece of some small tourmaline associated on albite. nice condition, crystals not terminated.

#M-3.10

 

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...

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Piatek Minerals

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