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Tourmaline

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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

The special thing about this crystal is the habit, hard to photograph, but the tip looks like a "mercedes"-star. The base is nearly black, getting dark green at the top of the crystal. Very rare locality. Undamaged.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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