Mineral: | Turmalina variedad: Liddicoatita | Fórmula química: | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3F | Tamaño: | | Peso: | | Transparencia: | transparente - translúcido | Número de piezas: | | Origen: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen ("Yuang Yang"; "Yueng Yang"), Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam | This is a rare Liddicoatite from the second pocket found in Vietnam in 2005. The color is an intense pinkish red. The specimen is made out of 4 to 5 twinned single crystals, all with fine lustrous terminated head. At one side still some muscovite is attached. This is an undamaged fine reference specimen which is rarely found nowadays.

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