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Tourmaline Verdelite

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Tourmaline Verdelite

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Description
Locality: 
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 6.1 × 4.4 cm
Description

Doubly ended, well-striated, parallel-growths in a complete group of tourmaline crystals that have a dark green colour, intense lustre and partially translucent, so not the typical black schorl tourmaline from this area.

Acquired in 2000. Ex. J.Muizebelt specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

Verdelite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

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

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