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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 64173 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline (chatoyant) |
| Locality: | Cruzeiro Mine, Santa Maria do Suacui, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent dark-green elbaite tourmaline crystals with striated prism faces and chatoyant cores. The largest elbaite crystal broke post crystallization and healed into a bent crystal. The top termination is incomplete, the bottom is undamaged. |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x2.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-60 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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