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Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 45724
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Two elbaite tourmaline crystals to 36 mm long intergrown in white cleavelandite crystals, the platy variety of albite feldspar, to 10 mm across. The elbaite tourmaline crystals are striated prisms with secondary termination faces and green-to-pink color.
Overall Size:3.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:5-36 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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