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MD-140352
Elbaite, Lepidolite
Teixerinha mine, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Miniature, 3.2 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
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A beautifully gemmy and unusually shaped green tourmaline crystal from a BRAND NEW LOCALITY and FIND in Brazil - the Teixerinha Mine in Minas Gerais. The highly lustrous and striated crystal is flattened, curved and bulgy. The steeply pyramidal terminations are frosted. Hidden on the curved back at the base is a purple lepidolite crystal cluster!

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