Chrome tourmaline is an intense green. Sources include Brazil, California, Russia, Africa. Birthstone for October. The uncut crystal weighs 182 grams, the faceted green stone weighs 18.7 carats. The pattern is produced by etching a polished surface of a meteorite with nitric acid.
Patterns often show crystal deformation caused by violent atmospheric breakup.
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