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.9" Orange-Brown Dravite Crystal - Rajasthan, India
This is a .9" example of the fiery dravite crystals coming out of the Rampura-Agucha zinc and sufide mine in the Bhilwara District of India. When back-lit, these tourmalines glow like the freshly stoked embers of a dying fire. A beautiful piece to have in any collection. This specimen is double-terminated and is quite visually pleasing.
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
LOCATION
Rampura-Agucha Zn-(Pb) deposit, Bhilwara District, Rajasthan, India
SIZE
.9 x .85 x .7"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#238596
