Elbaite
specimen number:
1603108
location:
Black Rapids Glaciers, South Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
description:
Pink to green crystal sections of elbaite measuring to 6.0 cm in length frozen throughout this feldspar matrix. Interesting locality example for the species. A previous label that comes with the specimen notes that these were collected by helicopter during seismic testing.
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