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TGMS 2008 - The Tourmaline Queen Mine
Last Updated: 6th Apr 2008
Bill Larson in front of the case (which he organized) of Blue Cap Tourmalines from The Tourmaline Queen Mine, California - Tucson Show 2008
The Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, California is rightly famous for the spectacular blue-cap Elbaite tourmaline crystals found there.
Many of these specimens were collected by Pala International in 1972 - including this one, one of the most famous of these is the 'Rabbit Ears' which is currently in the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Here are two views of it:
The 'Rabbit Ears'
Another view of The 'Rabbit Ears'
Elbaite from the Jim and Gail Spann collection
Elbiate on Albite - Roz and Gene Meieran collection
Elbaite with Morganite - Bill Larson collection
Blue Cap Elbaite - Bill Larson collection
Blue Cap Elbaites, Irv Brown and Rob Lavinsky collections
Blue Cap Elbaite - Bill Larson collection
Elbaite Tourmaline - collection not recorded
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WOW! Really Amazing Five Cap Tourmaline with Morganite and the Rabbit Ears!, im thinking in a "Jackalope" Ears XD
Steffan Giadach Axt
5th Aug 2008 5:13am
Steffan Giadach Axt
5th Aug 2008 5:13am
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