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Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Rubaya, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Super transparent and gemmy tourmaline twin crystal in excellent blue color and a perfectly cristallized top termination. Material from this location is in general extremely rare on the market due to the political circumstances in the county. The miners often work under extreme hard conditions and mostly even without electricity or running water. It is extremely hard to get quality like this from the DR Congo so this is a real treasure.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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