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MD-114369
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite), Lepidolite
Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 6.0 x 5.9 cm
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This is one of three of these old Pala classics we acquired recently - tourmaline crystals "in situ," still embedded in their natural lepidolite-rich matrix. The crystals are salmon-colored, and measure to about 5 cm.

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