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Dravite

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Dravite

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Description
Locality: 
Pajaru, Jajarkot District, Karnali Pradesh, Nepal
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.4 × 1 cm
Description

Fntastic single crystal of nicely coloured dravite from Nepal. Only minor backlight was needed to expose this awesome greenish-brownish yellow.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dravite

Formula: 
Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Dobrova, Dravograd (Unterdrauburg), Slovenia