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Deformed (bent) Schorl Crystal

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Deformed (bent) Schorl Crystal

Mineral:	Tourmaline, Variety: Schorl
Chemical Formula:	NaFe³⁺₂Al₆(BO₃)₃[Si₆O₁₈](OH)₃(OH)
Size:	87,1 x 49,8 x 29,9 mm
Weight:	309,7 ct or 61,94 g
Transparence:	opaque
Quantity:	1
Origin:	Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Here you get a bent twinned schorl crystal, which became deformed and broken by tectonics. The two terminated sides seem to got damaged by this event but had enough time to heal, the “new” ends are littered with felted like crystals. A very interesting specimen from the Shigar valley!

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