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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70633 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
| Locality: | Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent brownish-green elbaite tourmaline crystal with green 3 mm zone in the upper termination. The elbaite crystal is doubly-terminated and has many smaller needle-like elbaite crystals coating prism faces and one termination face. Weight: 3.5 grams |
| Overall Size: | 21x10x8 mm |
| Crystals: | micro to 21 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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