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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 39189
Mineral:Uvite Tourmaline
Locality:Brumado District, Serra das Éguas, Bahia, Brazil
Description:Dark green uvite tourmaline crystal with no matrix. The uvite is translucent, and has dominant terminations, with minimal prism faces (resulting in flattened, disc-shaped crystals). Several contacts are where it intersected adjacent uvite crystals.
Overall Size:24x20x15 mm
Crystals:24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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