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Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 76455
Mineral:	Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:	Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:	Lustrous transparent bi-colored elbaite tourmaline crystal with platy white albite (variety: cleavelandite) crystals surrounding the rear prism faces. The elbaite tourmaline crystal is mostly dark green-black with 4 mm green zone and pinkish termination. Collected ca. 1993
Overall Size:	4.3x3.3x2.3 cm
Crystals:	43 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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