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Indicolite & Albite

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Indicolite & Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.20cm
Description

A perfectly terminated gemmy tourmaline var indicolite crystal rises up from a cluster of snow white albite. Accompanied by other terminated indicolite crystals, they all grade from black at the base to dark blue to pale blue at the terminations. An elegant work of natural art.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Indicolite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

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

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
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