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Dravite

Dravite

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Locality
Mwajanga, near Komolo, Tanzania
Minerals
Dravite
Dimensions
3.5 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm
Size class
Miniature
SID
TZ436

Transparent to translucent, rootbeer colored Dravite crystal with a very sharp change to white, cat's-eye Dravite. These part rootbeer/part cat's-eye crystals are much less common than normal crystals from the find, and crystals with such a sharp delineation between the two even more so. This crystal also features a natural bend which sometimes occurs in Tourmaline crystals due to fracturing and rehealing in the pegmatite pocket. Weighs 7.6 grams.