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Tourmaline

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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

This is very rare material! Tourmaline from Oyo in this clarity and color are very hard to obtain! The crystal shows olive-green color and fine translucency. And it has this intense pink-red cap! Complete and glossy all around, only bottom was on the rock.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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