Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite), Lepidolite

Locality: Pala Chief Mine (Chief mine; MS 6452; Salmons mine), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Note: The mineral species Rubellite is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

A natural vivid pink tourmaline crystal with glassy basal pedion termination and minor lepidolite; from the Pala Chief mine on Chief Mountain, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 58x32x35mm. Courtesy Pala International.

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