Elbaite from Afghanistan, Paprok - image 1
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Elbaite from Afghanistan, Paprok

Source volume: 48, issue: 5, PDF page: 42. Label: Figure 69. Elbaite, 15.8 cm, from Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Rob Lavinsky (The Arkenstone) specimen; Joe Budd photo.

Product details

SpeciesElbaite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.6 x 10.5 cm
Added on10/22/2024
LocalityAfghanistan, Nuristan, Paprok
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 48, Issue: 5 page 640
Current owner
Lone Peak
Lone Peak
Utah
Acquired
Feb 2010
Member since 2025

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