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Elbaite Tourmaline from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Elbaite Tourmaline from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite Tourmaline from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite Tourmaline from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite Tourmaline from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite Tourmaline from Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 73368
Mineral:Elbaite Tourmaline
Locality:Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Several interconnected subparallel lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmaline crystals with complex termination composed of many parallel first- and second-order pyramidal faces. Collected ca. 1990. Weight: 6.0 grams
Overall Size:27x9x9 mm
Crystals:20-27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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