Mineral: | Tourmaline, Variety: Elbaite / Stibiocolumbite, Solid Solution Series: Stibiocolumbite - Stibiotantalite
| Chemical Formula: | Na(Li1,5AL1,5)Al6(BO3)3[Si6O18](OH)3(OH) / Sb(Nb,Ta)O4 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Palelni mine, Khetchel (Khat Che) village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Burma (Myanmar) | This is a very exceptional transparent to translucent mushroom tourmaline cluster disclosing no fracture planes and hosting three stibiotantalite crystals!! The biggest crystal shows and one side some fracture planes rest of tantalite crystals is undamaged, furthermore three smaller crystals are attached and disclosing terminations elongated shape. Mushroom tourmalines associated with stibiotantalite always remain very rare!
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