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Uvite

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Description
Locality: 
Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

<p>Beautifully gemmy and lustrous, wine red uvite crystals to 1.3 cm are aesthetically clustered around a few white contrasting magnesite rhombs on this fine specimen from old finds at the famous Brumado District of Brazil</p> <p>Acquired by seller in 2005</p>

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uvite

Formula: 
Ca(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH)
Group Parent: 
Tourmaline
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.5
Colour: 
Black, greenish-black
Streak: 
Light-brown, light-green, or white
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