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Columbite-(Fe) on Quartz with Elbaite Tourmaline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Columbite-(Fe) on Quartz with Elbaite Tourmaline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Columbite-(Fe) on Quartz with Elbaite Tourmaline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Columbite-(Fe) on Quartz with Elbaite Tourmaline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Columbite-(Fe) on Quartz with Elbaite Tourmaline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Columbite-(Fe) on Quartz with Elbaite Tourmaline from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 69533
Mineral:Columbite-(Fe) on Quartz with Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Lustrous black columbite crystals to 35 mm on a 40 mm transparent gray wedge-shaped quartz crystal with a partial crystal of green elbaite tourmaline. The columbite crystals are elongated prismatic form with parallel textured patterns on the surfaces.
Overall Size:5x4.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:10-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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