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Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia

 
Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 40854
Mineral:Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline
Locality:Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia
Description:Slice of transparent brown-pink elbaite with transparent dark green outer rind, variety watermelon tourmaline . Both sides have been polished to highlight the internal growth patterns.
Overall Size:40x40x3 mm
Crystals:40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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