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Dravite — specimen 0576, photo © NMNHS
Dravite — specimen 0576, photo © NMNHS

Dravite — specimen 0576

Origin

East Africa
Mozambique
Dravite — specimen 0576, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.19 ct; size: 4.60 | 3.58 | 2.16 mm; shape: hexagon; colour: medium dark reddish orange; very slightly brownish; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Hexaelongatis 1’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Dravite — specimen 0432Dravite — specimen 0575Dravite — specimen 0538Dravite — specimen 0476Dravite — specimen 0429Dravite — specimen 0572Dravite — specimen 0495Dravite — specimen 0536Dravite — specimen 0563Dravite — specimen 0117

More information from ‘Classification’

Dravite

Commonly in metamorphosed limestones or mafic igneous rocks; rarely in pegmatites; in sedimentary rocks (Anthony et al., 2001—2005).


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