Name: Blue ELBAITE TOURMALINE Crystals with Lepidolite, Brazil, thumbnail
SKU: BJ-db2002-1
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Blue ELBAITE TOURMALINE Crystals with Lepidolite, Brazil, thumbnail

Two blue, translucent TOURMALINE, variety ELBAITE, crystals with pink LEPIDOLITE Mica from the famous Cruzeiro mine in Brazil. Minor white Calcite. Luster is vitreous. The longest crystal is 1.2 inches. This specimen is thumbnail size as it fits in a 1.25 inch perky box. Pictures are with and without a direct light on the side of the crystals to show the blue color and translucency.

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Two blue, translucent TOURMALINE, variety ELBAITE, crystals with pink LEPIDOLITE Mica from the famous Cruzeiro mine in Brazil. Minor white Calcite. Luster is vitreous. The longest crystal is 1.2 inches. This specimen is thumbnail size as it fits in a 1.25 inch perky box.

This piece is from the collection of Jerry Kiefer. Jerry was a lifetime mineral collector from Evergreen, Colorado.

ELBAITE is a variety of Tourmaline. It is a sodium, lithium, aluminum, boron silicate mineral. The well-known Watermelon Tourmaline are usually Elbaite. The crystal system is Trigonal. Hardness is 7.5 on the Mohs scale. Color can be green, blue, red to pink, yellow, orange and colorless.

Location: Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Specimen size: 1.2 x 1.0 x 0.4 inches

Brought to you by SIDEWINDER MINERALS

Weight	8 oz
Dimensions	5 × 5 × 5 in

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