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Schorl

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Schorl

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Description
Locality: 
Epprechtstein Quarry, Fichtel Mountains, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 7.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

A historic hand sized specimen of black Tourmaline in aggregates up to 3 cm on Granite matrix from Epprechtstein quarry. Comes with a late 19th to early 20th century label.

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Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0