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Adamite on Limonite
Adamite on Limonite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Diopside
Diopside
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Arusha Region, Tanzania
Olmiite on matrix
Olmiite on matrix
N Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, Republic of South Africa
Opal (rough and cut)
Opal (rough and cut)
Shoa Province, Ethiopia
Sphalerite on Quartz
Sphalerite on Quartz
Shuikoushan Lead/Zinc Mine, Chaling, Hunan Province, China
Wulfenite
Wulfenite
Wulfenite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Tourmaline VAR Elbaite

Tourmaline VAR Elbaite

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Locality
Darra-i-Pech, Nangerhar Province, Afganistan
Minerals
Elbaite
Dimensions
4.8 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Size class
Miniature
SID
TOURM13

This Tourmaline has an electric, bright Blue-green color. It is slightly tabular (flat), but not too flat. When looking at it straight-on, it looks bigger than it is. It has four side crystals growing alongside it. The terminations are all in good condition. There is some scuffing on the reverse side near the bottom of the crystal. Where the crystals are growing together on the front side, there is a very skinny one, sandwiched in there that is terminated, but whose stem runs halfway down the length of the others. Not particularly noticeable. the second two pics are both side shots. It weighs 16.9 grams. 

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