2" Green Verdelite Tourmaline and Muscovite Association - Brazil

This is a 2" wide association of green verdelite tourmaline and muscovite, collected from the Aricanga mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The longest tourmaline measures 1.6" long.

Tourmaline is a crystalline boron silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Schorl, or black tourmaline, is its most common form, and has been used for everything from jewelry to piezoelectric guitar pickups.


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SPECIES
Tourmaline var. Verdelite & Muscovite
LOCATION
Aricanga Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
SIZE
Longest Tourmaline: 1.6" long, Entire Specimen: 2 x .9"
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#217529