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Uvite Tourmaline from Brumado District, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil

 
Uvite Tourmaline from Brumado District, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil

Uvite Tourmaline from Brumado District, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Uvite Tourmaline from Brumado District, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 70898
Mineral:Uvite Tourmaline
Locality:Brumado District, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil
Description:Four interconnected lustrous translucent dark-green uvite tourmaline crystals. The uvite tourmaline crystals are tabular form (flattened on the C-axis) with 1-2 mm prism faces on the outer edges and three-sided shallow pyramidal terminations. Collected ca. 2000
Overall Size:13x10x7 mm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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