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Tourmaline Var Indicolite

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Tourmaline Var Indicolite

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Description
Locality: 
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

What a fantastic colour! This indigolith from Brazil is unfortunately not terminated but it has the most intense blue colour and a good transparency.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

Indicolite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Hardness: 
7
Hardness: 
0.0