Tourmaline Elbaite Indicolite

Marcílio Gazzinelli21th Century

MM Gerdau - Museu das Minas e do Metal
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Beautiful aggregate of crystals with 15 cm long, extracted from Lavra da Golconda mine, in Governador Valadares, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1985. The Golconda pegmatitic district has already produced more than five hundred kilograms of intense and blue's tourmaline.

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Title: Tourmaline Elbaite Indicolite
Creator: Marcílio Gazzinelli
Date Created: 21th Century
Location Created: Lavra da Golconda, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: 14,9 x 3,4 x 3,0 cm
Type: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) - Silicates
Rights: MM Gerdau - Museu das Minas e do Metal
Medium: Mineral

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