| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 26258 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
| Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
| Description: | Terminated crystal of transparent rubellite tourmaline, the pink variety of elbaite tourmaline, with a 3 mm purple lepidolite crystal embedded on the termination. The elbaite crystal has a shallow, pyramidal termination with striated prism faces. Ex. Phillip Greybill (1935-2018) collection; collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 21x12x4 mm |
| Crystals: | 3-21 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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