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DESCRIPTION: | No. 82426 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
Locality: | Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Lustrous transparent bluish-green elbaite tourmaline crystal with rosettes to 8 mm of purple lepidolite mica crystals on the bottom edges. The elbaite crystal is a striated prism, with flat termination composed of many smaller parallel crystal faces. Total weight: 8.5 grams. Ex. Miller collection T362 |
Overall Size: | 23x19x14 mm |
Crystals: | 1-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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