Tourmaline var. Buergerite from Municipio de Mexquitic, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

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MEX22 - Tourmaline var. Buergerite
$ 175.00 AVAILABLE
Municipio de Mexquitic, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
small cabinet - 5.9 x 4.4 x 1.8 cm
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This specimen hosts a number of olive green to bronzish brown crystals of tourmaline var. buergerite to 7mm. Most xls display terminations (trigonal) while one has been cleaved. A rare example of this tourmaline varietal that was found once in the 60's with none being found since.

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