Tourmaline

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Tourmaline (nicknamed “the X-Factor”), 21.6 cm, from the Cruzeiro mine, Santa Maria do Suacui, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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SpeciesTourmaline

SizeLarge Cabinet

Dimensions21.6 cm

Added on02/13/2026

LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Cruzeiro mine

Publications

Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 212

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Mark Pospisil

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