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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

A very rare sample of dark green, partly glossy tourmaline on matrix from Sweden. Of course not compare-able with material from Brazil or Pakistan and also not end-pointed - but a really very rare and uncommon piece for this out-standing rare locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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