Uvite Tourmaline with Magnesite

Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 6.2 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 10/13/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/24/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Here we have a group of excellent quality, sharp, lustrous, gemmy green, trigonal crystals of Uvite Tourmaline from the famous mines around Brumado in Brazil. The crystals are accented by GEM quality, colorless rhombs of Magnesite. The largest Uvite measures 9 mm, and the piece is in excellent condition all the way around. Interestingly, some of the Uvites show an odd yellowish fluorescence under SW UV light, which is not terribly common for Uvite or Tourmaline in general. This classic combination is one of the staples from Brumado, which is essentially a large mountain filled mostly with Magnesite. This locality is the third largest open air Magnesite mine in the world.

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