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MD-170570
Tantalite, Quartz, Lepidolite
Elizabeth R. Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet, 8.4 x 6.5 x 4.3 cm
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A UNIQUE, RARE and very SHOWY combination specimen from the Elizabeth R. Mine on Chief Mountain. A cluster of three, sharp, lustrous, dark gray tantalite crystals to 1.4 cm are aesthetically nested on quartz-rich matrix covered with lepidolite, smoky quartz crystals and a scattering of cleavelandite blades. The large, translucent, DOUBLY TERMINATED smoky is 3.5 cm and has an undamaged, frosted termination. Ex. Chris Korpi Collection.