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Elbaite Tourmaline with minor Quartz from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Elbaite Tourmaline with minor Quartz from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite Tourmaline with minor Quartz from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 71278
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline with minor Quartz
Locality:Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-green elbaite tourmaline crystal with no attached matrix. The elbaite crystal has striated prism faces and shallow pyramidal termination with scattered quartz microcrystals on the termination faces. Collected ca. 1990. Weight: 0.9 grams
Overall Size:21x5x4 mm
Crystals:micro to 21 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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