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Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 16171
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite
Locality:Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Rich mixture of gemmy green elbaite tourmaline crystals intergrown with lilac-pink lepidolite. Durkos originally paid $100 for this specimen in 1971. Ex. J. Durkos collection #500
Overall Size:8x6x4 cm
Crystals:2-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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