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Lepidolite pseudomorph after Elbaite Tourmaline from Jacare Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Lepidolite pseudomorph after Elbaite Tourmaline from Jacare Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Lepidolite pseudomorph after Elbaite Tourmaline from Jacare Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Lepidolite pseudomorph after Elbaite Tourmaline from Jacare Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 62368
Mineral:Lepidolite pseudomorph after Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Jacare Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Unusual specimen of lepidolite mica pseudomorph after a 95 mm elbaite tourmaline crystal. The elbaite crystallized first, then pocket solutions dissolved the crystal core where gray-pink lepidolite crystallized. Remnants of elbaite are on the outside.
Overall Size:9.5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:95 mm pseudo
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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