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Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 44285
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite
Locality:Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Translucent green elbaite tourmaline crystal 48 mm long with beige to pink lepidolite mica crystals to 3 mm attached to the sides. The core of the elbaite has altered to lepidolite, but the outer layers are transparent elbaite, revealing the lighter core
Overall Size:52x25x18 mm
Crystals:1-48 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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