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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

DESCRIPTION:No. 15410
Mineral:Uvite Tourmaline
Locality:Brumado District, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil
Description:Many interconnected dark green uvite tourmalines up to 12 mm across in a sculptural formation. The uvite is translucent and has dominant terminations, with minimal prism faces (resulting in flattened, disc-shaped crystals). Collected in August, 2001
Overall Size:20x20x13 mm
Crystals:5-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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