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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 39887
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline with Quartz
Locality:Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals up to 20 mm long intergrown with milky quartz crystals up to 35 mm long. The elbaite was heavily etched resulting in the complete dissolution of the crystal terminations leaving only thin hairs of tourmaline.
Overall Size:4x4x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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