| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Afghanistan > Elbaite Tourmaline |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 29132 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
| Locality: | Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan |
| Description: | Translucent dark-green elbaite tourmaline crystal with a lighter green zone at the upper end. The crystal is terminated with a shallow pyramidal termination and has a pronounced bend in the crystal where it deformed and was healed after crystallization. |
| Overall Size: | 22x7x6 mm |
| Crystals: | 22 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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