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MD-270287
Elbaite, Lepidolite
Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Miniature, 4.4 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
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A classic and unusual, Himalaya "pink" tourmaline. This gemmy and lustrous, well-striated crystal has gemmy, lavender lepidolite crystals embedded on all three sides. Both terminations were broken by pocket forces, but have re-healed, making this a doubly terminated crystal. One termination re-grew a different color of pink and has cleavelandite blades, lepidolite and cookeite crystals embedded in it. The other termination has a very slight re-growth. Older material from the 1960s to early 1980s. Ex. Robert Whitmore Collection #47. Weighs 45 grams.