Tourmaline (Var: Chrome-Tourmaline)

Locality: Möng Hsu (Monghsu; Maing Hsu), Loilem District (Loilen District), Shan State, Burma (Myanmar)

Note: The mineral species Chrome-Tourmaline is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

2.2 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm. So-called "chrome" tourmalines, distinguished by their color from the chromium and vanadium content, are very rare from anywhere. This is a crystal from a find in Burma. It is terminated and complete all the way around, with sharp faces and good luster. This rare crystal weighs 5 grams.

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