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Elbaite Tourmaline on Microcline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Elbaite Tourmaline on Microcline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite Tourmaline on Microcline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 11853
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline on Microcline
Locality:Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Unusual curved crystal of pink elbaite tourmaline on the side of a large white microcline feldspar crystal. It is hard to decipher the curved tourmaline, as the forces that shaped it should have distorted the microcline crystal. A real curiosity.
Overall Size:9x6x6 cm
Crystals:6 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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