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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm
Description

Short prismatic tourmaline crystal of reddish colour and green top. It has some transparency that is enhanced if backlighted. Probably was found is a fluvial deposit near the Sahatany pegmatites cause it shows some erosion due to fluvial transport.

Ex. J. Muizebelt specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

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