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Tourmaline & Cleavelandite

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Tourmaline & Cleavelandite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

The specimen shows a very aesthetic assemble - the ourmaline is set on a group of sparkling, snowy white cleavelandite crystals. The tourmaline shows exceptional translucency - it was photographed just under daylight and shows intense pink-red zonings and dark green zonings at the base - and it is double terminated; the specimen is developed as floater. In excellent condition and very showy 360°.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0