Elbaite
specimen number:
1571002
location:
Paprok Mine, Kamdesh, Nuristan, Afghanistan
description: One of the most noted localities for fine crystallized tourmaline in the world, Paprok is famous for its beautiful pastel pink and green crystals. This specimen is outstanding showing classic features for the locality and extremely glassy translucent pink to green crystal grouping with multiple terminations measuring 17.0 x 7.0 x 5.0 cm. This is completely crystallized all around and in outstanding condition. The crystal weighs 1.05 kg. This would fit into any collection very nicely. Click here to view video.
Size: 17.0 x 7.0 x 5.0 cm (large-cabinet)
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