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Elbaite Tourmaline from Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite Tourmaline from Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 39886
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Etched crystal of transparent green elbaite tourmaline with fragments of albite and quartz matrix on one side. The elbaite crystal was heavily etched resulting in the complete dissolution of the crystal terminations leaving only thin hairs of tourmaline.
Overall Size:4.5x1.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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