Mineral Specimens with Elbaite

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MD-174438 - Elbaite - - Archived
Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan
miniature, 4.9 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm.
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Elbaite from Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-174438a.jpg]

4.9 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm. A grassy green gem tourmaline crystal with a bright pink termination - with an unusual flattened form. Weighs 5.5 grams.

MD-174632 - Elbaite, Quartz - - Archived
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
small cabinet, 5.4 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm.
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Elbaite, Quartz from Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-174632a.jpg]

5.4 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm. An exquisite, gemmy 4 cm Tourmaline impaling a gemmy Quartz crystal. The lovely green color of the Tourmaline is remarkably uniform, and the luster is superb. Mined in the early 1990s. Ex. David Michaels Collection.

MD-174635 - Elbaite - - Archived
Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
small cabinet, 7.4 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm.
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Elbaite from Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-174635a.jpg]

7.4 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm. A fine example of an old time classic from the famous Himalaya Mine. These original "blue-caps" have a 1 mm light bluish-gray tip, in this case unusually gemmy, and a blue termination with a matte finish. The majority of the crystal is a lovely gemmy pink body. Ex. George Elling Collection.

MD-174659 - Elbaite - - Archived
Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
cabinet, 9.5 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm.
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Elbaite from Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-174659a.jpg]

9.5 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm. A fine cluster of classic Pederneira Tourmalines. Each blue-grey crystal is partially-to-mostly gemmy (particularly, the largest 8 cm crystal is quite gemmy), is lustrous, and has raspberry-red terminations characteristic of one particular small pocket hit about 2003.

MD-176266 - Elbaite - - Archived
Darra-i-Pech (Pech; Peech; Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan
small cabinet, 5.2 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm.
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Elbaite from Darra-i-Pech (Pech; Peech; Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-176266a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Elbaite from Darra-i-Pech (Pech; Peech; Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-176266b.jpg]

5.2 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm. A translucent tourmaline crystal of a beautiful bright pastel pink, a doubly-terminated floater! Weighs 13 grams.

MD-176268 - Elbaite - - Archived
Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
small cabinet, 6.3 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm.
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Elbaite from Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-176268a.jpg]

6.3 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm. A complete, doubly-terminated crystal of bottle-green tourmaline from the Cruzeiro Mine, with a gentle tapering culminating in a multi-level top termination. Weighs 13 grams.

MD-176269 - Elbaite, Quartz - - Archived
Arqueana mine, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
miniature, 3.2 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm.
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Elbaite, Quartz from Arqueana mine, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-176269a.jpg]

3.2 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm. A gemmy, terminated tourmaline crystal (with a little sidecar crystal growing out at an angle) set against the backdrop of a transparent quartz crystal.

MD-176273 - Elbaite, Quartz - - Archived
Arqueana mine, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
small cabinet, 5.8 x 4.8 x 1.6 cm.
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Elbaite, Quartz from Arqueana mine, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil [db_pics/mdpics/MD-176273a.jpg]

5.8 x 4.8 x 1.6 cm. A gem-quality, bottle-green tourmaline crystal measuring 2 cm, complete and terminated, juts out of the face of a shallow, flattened crystal of quartz.

MD-177275 - Elbaite - - Archived
Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan
small cabinet, 6.8 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm.
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6.8 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm. A doubly-terminated floater gem crystal of tourmaline from Paprok. It is bright grass-green for most of its length, with a pastel-pink gemmy tip. Weighs 10 grams.

MD-177313 - Elbaite - - Archived
Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
small cabinet, 5.8 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm.
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Elbaite from Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177313a.jpg]

5.8 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm. This is a fine, old Himalaya Mine tourmaline crystal. It has an unusual and interesting peaked termination, with pretty accenting attachments of albite and a small crystal growing right there on the termination. The crystal has an intense pink color and fine transparency for most of its length, culminating in a dark green top. Weighs 46 grams.

MD-177327 - Elbaite, Quartz, Schorl - - Archived
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
thumbnail, 3.0 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm.
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Elbaite, Quartz, Schorl from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177327a.jpg]

3.0 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm. A fine Stak Nala specimen of a gemmy and lustrous, polychrome tourmaline perfectly set at the junction of two, water-clear quartz crystals. Ex. Steve Smale Collection.

MD-177338 - Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite), Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) - - Archived
Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
small cabinet, 5.9 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm.
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Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite), Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177338a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite), Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) from Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177338b.jpg]

5.9 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm. A gemmy and lustrous, 1.7 cm across, raspberry-red rubellite crystal perched on bladed cleavelandite.

MD-177353 - Elbaite, Albite - - Archived
Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
small cabinet, 6.3 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm.
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Elbaite, Albite from Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-177353b.jpg]

6.3 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm. A fine, doubly-terminated cluster of gemmy and lustrous, parallel-growth, green tourmaline crystals embedded in and visible on both sides of a sliver of albite.

MD-178687 - Elbaite - - Archived
Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan
miniature, 3.4 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm.
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3.4 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. A sensationally gemmy crystal of tourmaline from Paprok - just top gem in every way: clarity, brightness, glassy luster, etc. It has a bright green bottom with a perfect pink termination. Weighs 7 grams.

MD-178713 - Elbaite - - Archived
Konar Valley (Kunar Valley), Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
miniature, 4.2 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm.
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Elbaite from Konar Valley (Kunar Valley), Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan [db_pics/mdpics/MD-178713a.jpg]

4.2 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm. A fine tourmaline crystal miniature. It is gemmy and bright - going from pink, to green, to pink again at the tip. The glassy luster could not be better. Both the main crystal and the sidecar crystal are sharply terminated, complete all around, uncontacted and undamaged.


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