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Liddicoatite Tourmaline on Quartz-Feldspar from Ibity, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Antananarivo, Madagascar

 
Liddicoatite Tourmaline on Quartz-Feldspar from Ibity, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Liddicoatite Tourmaline on Quartz-Feldspar from Ibity, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Liddicoatite Tourmaline on Quartz-Feldspar from Ibity, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Liddicoatite Tourmaline on Quartz-Feldspar from Ibity, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Antananarivo, Madagascar

DESCRIPTION:No. 69544
Mineral:Liddicoatite Tourmaline on Quartz-Feldspar
Locality:Ibity, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Description:Lustrous vivid-pink liddicoatite tourmaline crystals, the calcium-dominant tourmaline species, on gray quartz and white feldspar. The liddicoatite crystals are stubby prisms with pinacoid terminations modified by secondary {111} edge faces.
Overall Size:26x20x12 mm
Crystals:1-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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