| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 46504 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
| Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent doubly-terminated pink (with one area of green) rubellite tourmaline crystals, the pink variety of elbaite tourmaline, to 32 mm long with several lilac-colored lepidolite crystals to 8 mm on one side. |
| Overall Size: | 3.5x3x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-32 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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