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MD-144988
Elbaite, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite)
Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Miniature, 4.9 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
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A pristine, gemmy and lustrous Himalaya tourmaline. This showy crystal is nicely accented by off-white cleavelandite blades on one side, but is UNUSUAL and UNCOMMON, in that that the core and termination are green and the outside rind is raspberry-red. The complex pyramidal termination is also unique, in that the terminations faces alternate between being glassy and having a frosted finish. Older Himalaya material.