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Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite pseudomorph after Elbaite from Jacare Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:	No. 81115
Mineral:	Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite pseudomorph after Elbaite
Locality:	Jacare Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:	Unusual specimen of elbaite tourmaline crystals, with a core of lepidolite mica pseudomorph after a 40 mm elbaite crystal. The elbaite crystallized first, then pocket solutions dissolved the crystal core where gray-pink lepidolite crystallized. Ex. Miller #M2429; originally acquired in 2013 from Chris Wright (1946-2014); collected ca. 2001
Overall Size:	40x19x16 mm
Crystals:	1-40 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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