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Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 74094
Mineral:Schorl Tourmaline (with unusual textured faces)
Locality:Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous black tapered schorl tourmaline crystal with termination and side surfaces composed of many microscopic parallel crystal faces. The pyramidal termination of the schorl crystal has a velvet-like texture also the result of small parallel faces. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:8x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:80 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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