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Tourmaline & Lepidolite

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Tourmaline & Lepidolite

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Description
Locality: 
Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm
Description

What a highly unusual and super esthetic combination specimen from Brazil. The tourmaline crystal shows a fine greenish to slightly blueish colour and lustrous faces all around. At the base the crystal is more thick than compared to the top. Most beautiful aspect of this piece is for sure the `coat`of super lustrous and sparkling lepidolite. It shows extremely intense raspberry red colour and is perfectly framing the crystal, even looking like a man with a collar of lepidolite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

Lepidolite

Synonym Of: 

Mica Group

Formula: 
KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 to K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Group Parent: 
Mica
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Colour: 
Pink, light purple, light rose red
Streak: 
White