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Uvite On Magnesite

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Uvite On Magnesite

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Description
Locality: 
Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 3.4 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

A very fine, 1.6-cm green uvite tourmaline crystal, on a matrix of magnesite.

Olive-toned crystal with a superb glassy termination on top and super-lustrous.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uvite

Formula: 
Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH)
Group Parent: 
Tourmaline
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.5
Colour: 
Black, greenish-black
Streak: 
Light-brown, light-green, or white

Magnesite

Formula: 
MgCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Magnisía Prefecture (Magnesia), Thessalia Department (Thessaly), Greece

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

My Terms and Conditions KrauklMinerals Mineralnet Klaus Krause [email protected][p] 1.All transactions must be in Euros - please. You can either send a personal cheque (if you live in the United States, UK or Europe), a money order or you may send cash by registered mail. You may also use PayPal. [p]The mailing address for KrauklMinerals is: Mineralien im Internet Klaus Krause Kolbstr.26 45889 Gelsenkirchen Germany 2.For all customers: Once we receive your payment we'll package up the specimen(s) and send them within 2days. 3.Remember if there is anything you do not understand, want to ask or would like slightly different – please ask. Thank you!

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