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Elbaite Tourmaline from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite Tourmaline from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite Tourmaline from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 42232
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Terminated crystal of elbaite tourmaline with vivid pink color in some zones and green in the center. The rough looking surfaces on the termination are actually crystallized depressions from another mineral, probably lepidolite, that dissolved away. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #312; ex. Dave Wilbur in 1974; ex. Fred Pough
Overall Size:5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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