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Quartz with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California

 
Quartz with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California

Quartz with Lepidolite from Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 52710
Mineral:Quartz with Lepidolite
Locality:Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California
Description:Transparent pale-smoky quartz crystal with a rim of purple lepidolite mica crystals around the termination edge. The quartz crystal is dominated by three alternating termination faces giving it a pseudo-cubic form.
Overall Size:22x18x13 mm
Crystals:1-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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