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Microlite on Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Microlite on Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Microlite on Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Microlite on Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Microlite on Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Microlite on Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 40120
Mineral:Microlite on Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite
Locality:Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Octahedral black-brown microlite crystal 9 mm across, a rare tantalum-oxide, with elongated pink rubellite tourmaline crystals up to 60 mm long with partial overgrowth of translucent purple lepidolite mica on white albite.
Overall Size:12x10x7 cm
Crystals:5-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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