SMOKY QUARTZ WITH ORTHOCLASE & GREEN TORMALINE SPECIMEN

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Starts	July 22, 2008 3:35 AM
Ends	July 25, 2008 3:28 AM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	mineral specimens	Shipping Cost	20.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	5600	Shipping Insurance (optional)	6.00
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SMOKY QUARTZ WITH ORTHOCLASE & GREEN TORMALINE SPECIMEN

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ITEM: SMOKY QUARTZ & ORTHOCLASE WITH GREEN TOURMALINE

ORIGIN: ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA

WEIGHT: 1.7LBS/780GRAMS

SIZE: 7" X 4" X 2.1"

CHEMISTRY: NaFe3(A1,Fe)6Si6018(BO3)3(OH)4, SODIUM IRON ALUMINUM BORO-SILICATE HYDROXIDE

CLASS: SILICATES

HARDNESS: 7 - 7.5

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: APPROX. 3.2

SCHORL IS THE MOST COMMON MINERAL IN THE TOURMALINE GROUP. SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TOURMALINE GROUP ARE ALBAITE, UVITE, HUERGRITE, AND DRAVITE. ALL TOURMALINES FORM SIMILIAR CRYSTALS BECAUSE THEY ARE ISOSTRUCTURAL, MEANING THAT THEY SHARE THE SAME INTERNAL CRYSTALLINE SRUCTURE. SCHORL CAN FORM SOME VERY NICE CLASSIC TOURMALINE CRYSTALS.

RARE CURIOUSITY FOR THE COLLECTOR. MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY ITEM.

NOTE: SHIPPING FOR THIS ITEM IS $20 DUE TO SIZE & WEIGHT.

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