Mineral: | Tourmaline, Variety: Elbaite (Rubellite) | Chemical Formula: | Na(Li1,5AL1,5)Al6(BO3)3[Si6O18](OH)3(OH) | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Palelni mine, Khetchel (Khat Che) village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Burma (Myanmar) | Unusual grown mushroom tourmaline crystal. At the base you can see your normal hexagonal prismatic tourmaline, while shortly after the botryoidal growth starts and forms towards the top a perfect triangle termination with the basal pinacoid. Unusual and very interesting specimen from Khat Che
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