Mineral: | Tourmaline, Variety: Elbaite (Rubellite) / Stibiotantalite / Quartz
| Chemical Formula: | Na(Li1,5AL1,5)Al6(BO3)3[Si6O18](OH)3(OH) / Sb(Ta,Nb)O4 / SiO2 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | translucent - transparent | Quantity: | | Origin: | Mine close to Letpanhla village near Mount Pyin Kyi Thaung, Singu Township, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) | A pink tourmaline cluster with several intergrown stibiotantalite crystals. The tourmaline has tiny lateral damage at one crystal except from the base and but all other tourmaline crystals in disclosing a flat and trigonal termination with great luster. The stibiotantalite shows partly nice yellow and grayish yellow color. The longest crystal discloses also some termination. Rare paragenesis!
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