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Spodumene var. Kunzite from Katerina Mine, Hiriart Hill, San Diego County, California (Type Locality for Kunzite)

 
Spodumene var. Kunzite from Katerina Mine, Hiriart Hill, San Diego County, California (Type Locality for Kunzite)

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Katerina Mine, Hiriart Hill, San Diego County, California (Type Locality for Kunzite)

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Katerina Mine, Hiriart Hill, San Diego County, California (Type Locality for Kunzite)

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Katerina Mine, Hiriart Hill, San Diego County, California (Type Locality for Kunzite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 60513
Mineral:Spodumene var. Kunzite
Locality:Katerina Mine, Hiriart Hill, San Diego County, California (Type Locality for Kunzite)
Description:Etched transparent kunzite crystal, the pink gem variety of the mineral species spodumene, in limonite-stained albite-quartz-muscovite pegmatite. Ex. B. Gaber collection #595; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #354 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian)
Overall Size:7x5x3 cm
Crystals:32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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