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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 57952 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
| Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent bi-colored elbaite tourmaline crystals with flat basal pinacoid termination on the top. The largest elbaite tourmaline crystal is gemmy pink with a 1 mm green zone on top plus pale-green elbaite tourmaline crystals on the rear. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #138 |
| Overall Size: | 28x20x16 mm |
| Crystals: | 6-26 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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