Dumortierite in Quartz | Vaca Morta Quarry, Serra de Vereda Boquira, Bahia, Brazil | Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 | Dumortierite Thumbnail Specimen

Dumortierite is a very rare aluminum borate silicate mineral that is found in the form of masses, small prismatic crystals, or as fibrous inclusions within Quartz.
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This crystal was discovered in 1881 in Chaponost, France by F. Gonnard, and was named after the famous French paleontologist E. Dumortier.
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Metaphysically dumortierite’s raise one’s intuitive side, as well as their intellectual capacity.