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Tourmaline

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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.1 × 0.8 cm
Description

A small but impressive crystal in intense red color with a sharp dark green zoning at the base. Sharp terminated and hghly lustrous all around. Please not that it does not need any backlight to show the intense color! No significant damages to report, 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