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Tourmaline

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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 1.6 × 1.2 cm
Description

A sharp terminated, highly lustrous crystal in best quality all around. Minor backlight exhibit the pink core and various steps of green to green-blue color. The bottom shows teched steps, which gave a conical visual impact to the piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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