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Mathias
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 Posted: Jun 06, 2025 06:21 Post subject: Tourmaline Namibia? |
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At a small mineral show, a small piece caught my attention. It was labeled: 'Tourmaline Namibia.' I couldn't find any similar pieces on Mindat. Is there anyone who recognizes this and perhaps knows more about where this piece might come from in terms of location? It is definitely tourmaline, dark green in color—I'm not in doubt about the mineral type, but rather about the locality.
Thanks, Mathias.
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2025 08:48 Post subject: Re: Tourmaline Namibia? |
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| Let's see what the experts on that region say
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Riccardo Modanesi
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2025 05:45 Post subject: Re: Tourmaline Namibia? |
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hi to everybody!
it could be tsilaisite or dravite, I would say tsilaisite.
Greetings from Italy by Riccardo.
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Herwig
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Location: Hasselt
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2025 13:51 Post subject: Re: Tourmaline Namibia? |
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In all honesty, identifying tourmaline to the species level is impossible by the naked eye.
FYI: one tourmaline crystal can have growth zones of up to 4 different tourmaline species (= 4 different minerals in one single crystal).
In other words: just label it tourmaline,that is perfectly fine, and at least that label will not have any ID errors.
Cheers, Herwig
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