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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

This is a very rare crystal from the only discovery of violet-lavender crystals from this famous locality. It is flawless, the faces show excellent luster and sharp terminated. The end-point is contacted and shows a smaller inter-grown tiny crystal.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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