Dravite from the Type Locality

Dravite from the Type Locality from Dobrova, Dravograd (Unterdrauburg), formerly Carinthia, Republic of Slovenia

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Lustrous translucent brown Dravite Tourmaline crystals on one face of a thick vein of Muscovite. From the type locality of this mineral. Many of the Dravite crystals are terminated, with three-faced pyramidal termination faces. The Dravite fluoresces faint orange under UV illumination. Ex. Miller collection ca. 1900.

Locality

Dobrova, Dravograd (Unterdrauburg), formerly Carinthia, Republic of Slovenia

Dimensions

8 x 7 x 5 cm.


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