Indicolite tourmaline - Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Rare blue tourmaline (copper-bearing) with some hints of green color, from a recent discovery at the Santa Rosa mine in Brazil (November 2020). According to our research, similar pieces are known from the 60s-70s. _x000D_ The brilliance and color are great! The surfaces are vertically striated, revealing a general fibrous structure, and sometimes show different stages of growth horizontally. The endings are atypical because they are not smooth. They are indeed composed of a multitude of small acicular tourmaline crystals not always perfectly terminated._x000D_ The most of this piece: a few "misses" at the base which instead of being considered a defect are presented as an advantage because they reveal a partially hollow internal structure.
3,6 x 0,5 x 0,5 cm. Reference : 0872-LM2TLa Mine 2 Tout - Marie & Alex
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Data sheet
- Mineral
- Tourmaline
- Country of origin
- Brazil
- Size
- 3,6 x 0,5 x 0,5 cm
Specific References
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