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Tourmaline

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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.6 × 1.6 cm
Description

Fantastic color! Intense red to pink color, light tones of green below the end-points! Sharp termination, lustrous, complete all around. And it is not a broken part of a larger crystal - you still can see minor matrix at the bottom. Please note that it doesn´t need any backlight to expose these amazing colors - it glows even when it´s lying in a box; translucency is exceptional. The modifications at the end-points make this crystal even more attractive.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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