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DESCRIPTION: | No. 549 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
Locality: | Itaviata, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Two large dark green elbaite tourmaline crystals 7 and 10 cm long with many smaller tourmaline crystals on the front crystal sides. The back contacted another crystal. The contact exposes a pink lepidolite core as do the ends of the larger crystals. Ex Doris J. Biggs Collection |
Overall Size: | 12x4x2 cm |
Crystals: | 5-100 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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