ELBAITE TOURMALINE, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California.

ELBAITE TOURMALINE, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California.. A spectacular specimen. A compound, doubly-terminated pink and partly bi-colored crystal lies across a large, complete microcline crystal with a little lepidolite. The elbaite crystal measures 4-3/4x1-1/4 (at its widest) x1 inches. There is a break in the elbaite crystal 1-1/2 inches from the right-hand end that is cleanly mended. Measures, overall 4x4x2-1/2 inches.  On a custom-made base by Alec Madoff. Price $15,000.

 

 

 

 

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