| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Madagascar > Elbaite var. Tsilaisite Tourmaline |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 78817 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite var. Tsilaisite Tourmaline |
| Locality: | Sahatany Valley, Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| Description: | Two interconnected lustrous transparent green tsilaisite tourmaline crystals, The manganese-rich variety of elbaite tourmaline, with no matrix attached. The tsilaisite crystals have steeply angled upper terminations, and etched lower terminations. Collected ca. 1995 |
| Overall Size: | 22x9x7 mm |
| Crystals: | 16-22 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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