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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Tanamarina Bekisopa, Ikalamavony, Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.9 × 2.2 cm
Description

This lustrous, sharp terminated shows a dark, nearly black cap. But with minor backlight this amazing liddicoatite expose amazing purple color and a orange core in it´s center.This colors are really fanatstic andvery rare.This crystal is from only one isolated discovery severalyears ago, this material never came twice! And this is the only piece I had, which is on matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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