Description
Green Tourmaline with Albite weighs 11.1 grams. Measures with mount 1 inch long X .25 inch wide X 1.75 inches in height. Material comes from Minas Gerais Brazil.
Tourmaline
A complex group of minerals that contain boron and silica tetrahedra. Tourmaline can be made up of elements like aluminum, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. The color of tourmaline is determined by chromophores and intervalence charge transfer (IVCT). For example, chromium is responsible for the green color of chrome tourmaline.
Albite
A mineral that is often found with biotite, hornblende, orthoclase, muscovite, and quartz. Maw sit sit is a rare, bright green gemstone that is made up of albite, jadeite, and other minerals.
Tourmaline is a semi-precious stone that comes in a wide variety of colors, including green. The green form of tourmaline is sometimes called elbaite in the gemstone trade.
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