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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 90187 |
| Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline (bi-colored) |
| Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California |
| Description: | Superb lustrous transparent elbaite tourmaline crystals, with no matrix attached, in parallel orientatiion. The elbaite crystals are mostly pink rubellite, with a green zone on one end of the largest crystal. Ex. Philip Phillips collection #T972-2; originally acquired from Pala Mining in Feb. 1997 in Tucson |
| Overall Size: | 39x9x9 mm |
| Crystals: | 25-39 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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