AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Afghanistan > Elbaite Tourmaline with Quartz |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 53079 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline with Quartz |
Locality: | Nuristan, Afghanistan |
Description: | Doubly-terminated tapered translucent pink elbaite tourmaline crystal with 5 mm green zone at the pyramidal termination. Many smaller doubly-terminated elbaite tourmaline and quartz crystals to 9 mm are attached to the rear prism faces. |
Overall Size: | 7.5x1.8x1.3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-75 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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