AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Afghanistan > Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 21611 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
Locality: | Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan |
Description: | Bi-color elbaite tourmaline crystals up to 25 mm long, overgrown on rear and sides with pale-pink lepidolite crystals up to 8 mm. The elbaite color varies from pale-pink in the lower half to green at the termination. |
Overall Size: | 32x18x14 mm |
Crystals: | 3-25 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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