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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 26255 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline (curved crystals) |
| Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
| Description: | Unusual curved crystals of the bi-colored pink-to-green elbaite tourmaline, with thin hair-like elbaite crystals on the rear side. The elbaite tourmaline crystals formed straight, then broke and healed repeatedly resulting in 30° curvature. Ex. Phillip Greybill (1935-2018) collection; collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 24x14x12 mm |
| Crystals: | 2-24 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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