AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline |
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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