Elbaite
specimen number:
1044192
location:
Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California, USA
description: A gorgeous prismatic gem quality pink and green elbaite crystal measuring 9.8 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm in size. Perfect termination at the top, naturally healed at the bottom. Very tiny micro-chipping along the sidecar crystal as seen. This is extremely minimal. The crystal is highly gemmy with a good luster.. Shows nicely all around and could display from both sides. Weighs 60 g. Super transparency making for an excellent gem crystal specimen. Ex Lloyd Tate collection.
Size: 9.8 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm (cabinet)
Collection: Lloyd Tate
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