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Tourmaline Var Schorl

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Tourmaline Var Schorl

Ex Dr. Schwartz, Bonn, Germany

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Description
Locality: 
Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Black crystals of tourmaline var schorl in-grown in gneiss and quartz matrix. A nice alpine sample.
Weight: 325 grams

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0

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