Elbaite (Var: Chromian Elbaite)

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Locality: Umba River (Umba Valley), Tanga Region, Tanzania

Terminated crystal of dark green, chrome-rich elbaite tourmaline. The crystal is short, but fully terminated. The edges have minor alluvial wear, but the crystal faces are very clean and lustrous. When held to ligh, beautiful green color shows. Overall size of mineral specimen: 18x15x12 mm. Size of individual crystals: 15 mm.

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