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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Albite from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Albite from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Albite from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Albite from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Albite from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Albite from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Albite from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 81938
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Albite
Locality:Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Lustrous terminated transparent bi-colored elbaite tourmaline crystals in white albite. The elbaite crystals vary from green to pale-pink at the terminations, and are elongated prismatic form with complex terminations composed of pyramidal edge faces. Ex. Miller collection T2036
Overall Size:33x29x21 mm
Crystals:10-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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