| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from California > Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 43391 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline |
| Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
| Description: | Large, doubly-terminated rubellite tourmaline crystal with deep pink color in half of the crystal. One termination is the basal pinacoid with secondary corner faces, the other termination has many prismatic crystals with a broad parallel face in common. |
| Overall Size: | 63x33x31 mm |
| Crystals: | 63 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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