| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Afghanistan > Elbaite Tourmaline |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72230 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline |
| Locality: | Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan |
| Description: | Two lustrous bi-colored elbaite tourmaline crystals with a partial elbaite crystal and white albite on the rear. The elbaite tourmaline crystals have pink cores, with yellow-green outer layers, and dark-green (nearly black) pyramidal terminations. Ex. G. McLoughlin collection |
| Overall Size: | 7x4.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 32-75 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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