Elbaite with Hydroxylherderite, Albite
specimen number:
4951302
location:
Paprok Mine, Kamdesh, Nuristan, Afghanistan
description:
A gorgeous glassy gem quality elbaite crystal 2.1 cm in height coming off a snow white bladed albite crystal matrix. This one is especially neat neat as their are several smaller crystals of light green hydroxylherderite present upon the matrix. These are glassy and partly gemmy and measure to 0.6 cm in size. The specimen is in super condition.
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