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Liddicoatite Tourmaline from Antsirabe, Vakinanakaratra, Madagascar (Type Locality for Liddicoatite = near Antsirabé)

 
Liddicoatite Tourmaline from Antsirabe, Vakinanakaratra, Madagascar (Type Locality for Liddicoatite = near Antsirabé)

DESCRIPTION:No. 42108
Mineral:Liddicoatite Tourmaline
Locality:Antsirabe, Vakinanakaratra, Madagascar (Type Locality for Liddicoatite = near Antsirabé)
Description:Section of a zoned liddicoatite tourmaline that was sawn and polished on both sides to highlight the internal zoning. The outer rim is green, with a pale-pink intermediate zone, and a deep-pink triangular center zone. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #402; acquired in 1997
Overall Size:30x26x2 mm
Crystals:30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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