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Verdelite With Cleavelandite

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Verdelite With Cleavelandite

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Description
Locality: 
Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm
Description

Gemmy green crystal of elbaite with nice longitudinal striations and good lustre associated to tabular albite crystals of the cleavelandite variety. The main crystal is terminated, and is characterized by stepped growths. Mounted on an acrylic socle.

Acquired in 1977. Ex Dr. Bob Janssens specimen, #1096.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Verdelite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

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

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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