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Chrome Dravite with Calcite

Chrome Dravite with Calcite

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Locality
Commander Mine, Nadonjukin, Simanjiro, Tanzania
Minerals
Iron, Calcite, Dravite
Dimensions
10 x 7 x 5 cm
Size class
Cabinet
SID
ST123

Transparent gem crystals of Chrome Tourmaline, a chromium and vanadium rich Dravite, on matrix with white Calcite crystals. This is a rare matrix specimen from the 2016 find (nearly all were loose single crystals). There are at least five terminated crystals and many more partial crystals. There is a flat lying crystal 1.9cm long and totally transparent, and a thicker transparent green crystal 1.1cm wide that extends down into the matrix. This was the best matrix piece out of the few available that I could find back in 2016, and I am offering it now for the first time.