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Elbaite

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A beautiful, gemmy and lustrous, bi-colored, doubly terminated tourmaline crystal from the Himalaya Mine. The lustrous, modified, pinacoidal termination at the top of the signature, watermelon-pink portion has a thin, green zone, just below the termination. The other termination is curved, broken, re-healed and the green has overgrowth of pink. Weighs 57 grams.

Product details

SpeciesElbaite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.1 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Tourmaline from Himalaya Mine
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    Elbaite - Himalaya Mine, California, USA