Tourmaline

Locality: Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Superb, sharp crystal with purply color under a narrow red cap! Frankly, its the finest analyzed and validated liddi thumbnail have ever had. These are all analyzed by Dr. Federico Pezzotta's laboratory [as liddicoatite before the new nomenclature of the tourmaline group was published in 2011]. 1.4 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm

[Originally uploaded as liddicoatite. May be fluor-liddicoatite, liddicoatite, elbaite or other species. Single xl XRD and WDS analysis are needed to confirm which species that are present in the crystal].
[Originally uploaded under Antsirabe, Vakinanakaratra region, but Antsirabé is just a market place.]

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Photo added: 24th Jun 2005

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