AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Afghanistan > Elbaite Tourmaline |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 71272 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
Locality: | Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan |
Description: | Lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals with pink zone at the upper termination. Many smaller elbaite tourmaline crystals, plus minor lepidolite, are overgrown on the central elbaite crystal. Collected ca. 1990. Weight: 2.4 grams |
Overall Size: | 28x8x5 mm |
Crystals: | 1-28 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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