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Dioptase
Dioptase
Altyn-Tyube, Karagandy Oblast, Kazakhstan
Garnet var. Hessonite
Garnet var. Hessonite
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Olmiite on Calcite
Olmiite on Calcite
N Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, Republic of South Africa
Opal var. Hyalite
Opal var. Hyalite
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Spinel (rough and cut)
Spinel (rough and cut)
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Arusha, Merelani, Tanzania
Tourmaline VAR Elbaite

Tourmaline VAR Elbaite

sold
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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