6800 - Dravite

At-A-Glance

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6800

Mineral Name

Dravite

Chemical Formula

NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4

Subcollection

Carl '64 and Edna S64 Heimowitz Purchase
Specimen Number
T91/426/x.x.x

One crystal is lustrous and semi-gummy, doubly terminated. Other is a flattened termination-cap crystal. Both have yellow coloring internally, colored brown externally. 

Geographic Origin

Original Attributed Locality
Yinnietharra Station, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia