Elbaite on Orthoclase - Barra de Salinas, Brazil - 25,0 x 28,0 x 35,0 cm

Mineral: Elbaite on Orthoclase
Locality: Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dimensions: 25,0 x 28,0 x 35,0 cm

Description: Main crystal size : 16,4 cm Spectacular bouquet of elbaite crystals which have grown at 360 degrees around a large crystal on a matrix of orthoclase. Some crystals show the classical pointed summit of tourmalines (which are here somewhat fibrous and translucent green), while most of the crystals show the classical flat base for this species (with a black color here). MIM number 1727 Photographer : Augustin de Valence (Ainu)