AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Elbaite Tourmaline |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 44252 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
Locality: | Toca da Onça Mine, Virgem de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Tapered spray of translucent green elbaite crystals with no matrix attached. All crystals have shallow pyramidal terminations in parallel orientation. For more information see article: The Virgem da Lapa Pegmatites in Mineralogical Record v.13 #1. |
Overall Size: | 65x14x10 mm |
Crystals: | 30-65 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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