| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81287 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite |
| Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
| Description: | Lustrous chatoyant transparent pink rubellite tourmaline crystals, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, with a single 2 mm lilac-colored lepidolite mica crystal on the termination. Minor pocket clay is in crevices between the rubellite crystals. Collected ca. 1990. Total weight: 3.19 grams |
| Overall Size: | 27x8x6 mm |
| Crystals: | 2-27 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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