Elbaite Tourmaline with blue cap from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 71261
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| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline with blue cap
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| Locality: | Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan |
| Description: | Two interconnected lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals with blue zone at the terminations. The elbaite crystals are striated prismatic form with pyramidal terminations. The small tourmaline crystal is doubly terminated. Collected ca. 1990. Weight: 2.7 grams |
| Overall Size: | 29x8x8 mm |
| Crystals: | 11-29 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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