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Tourmaline Var Rubellite

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MGR1081402

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Description
Locality: 
Alvarrões Mine, Seixo Amarelo, Guarda, Guarda District, Portugal
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 3.7 × 3.9 cm
Description

Very rare material from Portugal - of cousre quality is not compareable to Brazil or Russia, but for South-Europe absolutely exceptional and very hard to obtain.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tourmaline

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

Rubellite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Hardness: 
7
Hardness: 
0.0