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1.5" Long, Brown Dravite Tourmaline Crystal in Mica - Australia
This is a beautiful brown dravite tourmaline crystal that's still partially embedded in the mica (muscovite) formation from which it was found. This specimen was collected from the Upper Gascoyne River of Western Australia. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Muscovite is a phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium. It has a highly perfect basal cleavage yielding remarkably thin laminae which are often highly elastic.
Muscovite is a phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium. It has a highly perfect basal cleavage yielding remarkably thin laminae which are often highly elastic.
Dravite, also known as brown tourmaline, is composed of sodium, magnesium, aluminum, and boro-silicate, with the chemical formula of NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3F. It is a subclass of tourmaline which, along with schorl and uvite (also subclasses of tourmaline), form into a prismatic/columnar formation.
SPECIES
Tourmaline var. Dravite & Mica (Muscovite)
LOCATION
Yinnietharra Station, Upper Gascoyne River, Western Australia
SIZE
Entire specimen 3.9"x2.5", 1.5" long dravite crystal
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#96312
