Brown Dravite Tourmaline Crystals in Mica - Western Australia

This is a beautiful brown dravite tourmaline crystal cluster 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.