Description: Lepidolite cast after tourmaline
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.2 x 7.4 cm.
Lilac-colored lepidolite crystals epimorphing elbaite crystals which have dissolved to leave tubular hollow casts.
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