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| Name: | Dravite Drv |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #238: Tourmaline var. Dravite Nepal  #241: Tourmaline var. Dravite w/ Magnesite Brumado, Bahia, Brazil  #283: Tourmaline var. Chrome Dravite Commander Mine, Tanzania  #339: Tourmaline var. Dravite / Quartz Stak Nala Mine, Pakistan  #386: Tourmaline var. Dravite Nepal  #591: Tourmaline var. Blue Cap Dravite Mwajanga, Tanzania  #1490: Tourmaline var. Blue Cap Dravite Mwajanga, Tanzania |
| IMA Chemistry: | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Dravite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Magnesium (Mg) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Boron (B) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Slovenia |
| Year First Published: | 1884 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Tschermak G (1884) Turmalin, in Lehrbuch der Mineralogie, Alfred Hölder (Wein, Austria) 470-472 |
| Structural Group Name: | Tourmaline |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | tourmaline |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal|triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3077 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Dravite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Dravite Search Web Mineral DB: Dravite |
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