| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Elbaite Tourmaline (curved crystals) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 79123 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline (curved crystals) |
| Locality: | Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Description: | Several interconnected lustrous transparent green elbaite tourmalines with no attached matrix. The elbaite crystals have a distinct curvature in the lower third, caused by post-crystallization fractures that healed in a curved dislocation. Weight: 3.4 grams |
| Overall Size: | 21x12x12 mm |
| Crystals: | 6-21 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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