Mineral: | Tourmaline, Variety: Liddicoatite | Chemical Formula: | Na(Li1,5AL1,5)Al6(BO3)3[Si6O18](OH)3(OH) | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | transparent - translucent | Quantity: | | Origin: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen ("Yuang Yang"; "Yueng Yang"), Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam | Well here you get a Liddicoatite specimen which was found in June 2004 in Vietnam, it has fine crystal faces and termination and some Muscovite is still attached on the base, where you also can see the Indicolite core. A rare holdover from this pocket.

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