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Tourmaline Var Liddicoatite

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MGR759131

Tourmaline Var Liddicoatite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsarafara Sud, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm
Description

An exceptional crystal in finest quality - the luster is over the roof, the zoning are razor sharp, the clarity is like glass - please note that this piece was photographed just on a white sheet of paper - there is no backlight or lamps. Between the upper purple zoning and lower darker zoning you can even see thin stripes of green and orange. Perfect condition all around and undamaged.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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