| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Lepidolite and Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81972 |
| Mineral: | Lepidolite and Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite |
| Locality: | Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Description: | Rosettes to 4 mm of lustrous translucent purple lepidolite crystals intermixed with pale-green (nearly colorless elbaite tourmaline crystals to 8 mm on bladed translucent gray-white albite crystals to 12 mm. Ex. Miller collection T2052; originally acquired from Chris Wright (1946-2014) in 2010; ex. Luis Luiz Menezes (1950-2014) |
| Overall Size: | 25x22x15 mm |
| Crystals: | micro to 12 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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