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Elbaite Tourmaline and Lepidolite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite Tourmaline and Lepidolite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite Tourmaline and Lepidolite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite Tourmaline and Lepidolite on Albite var. Cleavelandite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 45455
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline and Lepidolite on Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Slender transparent yellow-green elbaite tourmaline crystals to 20 mm long on gray-pink lepidolite mica over platy cleavelandite crystals, a variety of albite feldspar, to 30 mm. The cluster is crystallized on all surfaces with no attachment point.
Overall Size:13x8x6 cm
Crystals:1-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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