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Dravite, Muscovite, Quartz


Dravite : [Na][Mg3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Muscovite : KAl2[(OH)2|AlSi3O10], Quartz : SiO2

Photo Copyright © 2002, Keith Wood. Use by permission only.  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Swan Prospect, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA
10cm wide specimen consisting of parallel crystals of dravite tourmaline with muscovite on massive quartz. Dravite crystals were origianally covered by a single book of muscovite that was carefully removed to expose the crystals. Collected and photographed by Keith Wood.

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