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Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

 
Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Spodumene var. Kunzite from Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 66034
Mineral:Spodumene var. Kunzite
Locality:Pala Chief Mine, Pala District, San Diego County, California
Description:Lustrous transparent kunzite crystal, the pink gem variety of the mineral spodumene, with complex etching patterns on the crystal faces and parallel linear tubes internally where pocket solutions etched into the crystal following the crystal structure.
Overall Size:7.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:78 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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