| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Afghanistan > Elbaite Tourmaline |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 71263 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
| Locality: | Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals with thin blue zone at the termination. The elbaite crystal is striated prismatic form with angled pyramidal termination. The rear prism face is coated with many microscopic elbaite crystals. Collected ca. 1990. Weight: 0.7 grams |
| Overall Size: | 30x4x2 mm |
| Crystals: | micro to 30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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