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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Teixerinha Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm
Description

An absolutely perfect crystal from recent discoveries at teixerinha mine. From all single crystals this one stands out.  Usually we know the locality for topaz and uni-colored green tourmalines. This small new discovery produced crystals with a wonderful color-diversity. The base is light blue, in the middle you can see the cross-over to different steps of green and  finally at the top a concentration of darker blue. All new crystals have this colors in common, but this one shows the very best clarity (photos are done without any backlight), the best saturation, the most attractive modifications at the end-point and it is undamaged all around. It is like looking through intense colored glass – a wonderful crystal!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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