Tourmaline

Locality: Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Gem crystal of tourmaline in incredible pink colour, size 4.2 cm.
Exact origin not sure - possible Tsarafara, Anjanabonona or Vohitrakanga pegmatite.
Coll. "Spirifer" Geological Society.
Fot. G. Bijak.

[Originally uploaded as elbaite-liddicoatite series. May be fluor-liddicoatite liddicoatite, elbaite or other species present. Single xl XRD and WDS analysis are needed to confirm which species that are present in the crystal]

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