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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 79078
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
Description:Lustrous transparent pink rubellite tourmaline crystals, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, with green zones in the lower portions, on white albite. The terminations of the rubellite crystals are composed of many small parallel faces. Collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:23x23x15 mm
Crystals:23 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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