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Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite from Virgem de Lapa, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite from Virgem de Lapa, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite from Virgem de Lapa, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite from Virgem de Lapa, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite from Virgem de Lapa, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 69411
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline on Albite
Locality:Virgem de Lapa, Jequitinhonha River Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Three interconnected transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals to 17 mm on platy white albite crystals to 5 mm. The elbaite tourmaline crystals have lustrous striated prism faces and flat basal pinacoid termination faces.
Overall Size:25x14x12 mm
Crystals:4-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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