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DESCRIPTION: | No. 72355 |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite |
Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
Description: | Doubly-terminated lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystal with white albite included in the surfaces. One termination of the elbaite crystal is the flat basal pinacoid, the other end has pyramidal faces. Collected ca. 1960 |
Overall Size: | 18x10x10 mm |
Crystals: | 18 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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