Tourmaline Crystal - Height: 6 cm - Width: 7 cm- 490 g - (1)

Tourmalines are a group of minerals belonging to the silicate class, order of cyclosilicates.
The name derives from the Sinhalese turmali, which literally means mixed parcel or stone of various colors; in the past it referred to the name of crystals brought to Europe from Ceylon.
The crystal belongs to the trigonal system, is prismatic, very elongated, vertically striped, and sometimes with unequal development at the two ends of the vertical axis.
Its color depends on its chemical composition and may not be uniform within the crystal.

Block of black tourmaline, from Brazil.

Measurements: 12x7x6 cm
Weight: 490 g

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