Tourmaline var. Uvite / Quartz
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Combination
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Origin Location |
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil |
Description |
Uvite tourmaline is much less common to find than varieties like elbaite, dravite and schorl, but shares similar color profiles. This deep green specimen has good luster and sharp well defined crystal form. |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
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Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
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Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Uvite: CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) calcium trimagnesium pentaluminum magnesium hexasilicon oxygen boron oxygen oxygen trihydrogen hydroxide *
Quartz: SiO2 silicon dioxide *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Chalcedony var. Touchonite Andalusite Tufa Baryte Sphalerite Pyrite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Al Mg B Si O H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Mg Al B Si O H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Mg Al Si O B H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Mg Al Si O B H F
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Mg Al Si O B C H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Fe Al Mg Si O B H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Fe Al Mg B Si O H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Ce Mg Al Si O H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Na Mg Al Si O B H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Na Mg Si Al O H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Na Ca Mg Si Al O H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Fe Mg Si Al O H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Mg Al Si O H
Ca Mg Al Si O B H Ca Mg Al Si O H
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