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DESCRIPTION: | No. 55122 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
Locality: | Lavra da Golconda, Near Governor Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Doubly-terminated transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystal with complex striations on the prism faces and etched texture on the upper termination. The elbaite color varies from bluish-green to intense-green at the upper termination. Ex. Dr. N. Luppescu, originally acquired in 2005 from R. Lavinsky |
Overall Size: | 57x18x14 mm |
Crystals: | 57 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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