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Quartz With Tourmaline

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Quartz With Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Arzbachgraben, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 5 × 4.8 cm
Description

Nice alpine quartz crystal that appears frosty due to its white coating. The crystal is double terminated, dusted with some chlorite at the base and also shows a few grown black tourmaline crystals that are sometimes found in this area. This piece comes from an old collection. The old collection label is included.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7