Tourmalinated Quartz Photos   

Cochise College                                                                                                                                                                         
Photos of Gemstones
Translucent Gemstones
Virtual Geology Museum
Hall of Gemstones
Geology Home Page
Roger Weller, geology instructor                       

wellerr@cochise.edu

Tourmalinated Quartz
last edited:  11/9/11    number of photos:  9
Tourmalinated quartz is clear quartz, SiO₂, with included
needle-like crystals of tourmaline,
NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OF)₄
Mineral information on quartz                                
Mineral information on tourmaline
hardness: 7

cabochons
tourmalinated quartz, cabochons:  A  B  C

faceted
faceted tourmalinated quartz:  A  B

tourmalinated quartz, uncut

tourmalinated quartz:   A  B  C  D

Photos are copyright free for non-commercial educational uses. 
Just credit photos to R.Weller/Cochise College.
copyright 2011-R.Weller