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PALA-316
Lepidolite Ps. After Tourmaline
Elizabeth R. Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
Cabinet, 10.2 x 9.2 x 4.8 cm
Ex. William (Bill) Larson
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This is a bizarre specimen! It is a nearly (95%) complete replacement by sparkling lepidolite of a tourmaline, a giant tourmaline section, at that. It weighs about 660 grams. Big, weird, and pretty, if not particularly elegant I admit. I have seen such in small crystals from the County, but nothing this size before

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Large Cabinet, 15.8 x 4.4 x 1.7 cm
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