Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite)

Specimen ID: EL4-XQ2

Mineral(s)
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Locality
As recorded:
Lithia Dike Mine, Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
4.3cm x 4.1cm x 3.8cm
Events

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4.3 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm. This is a beautiful rosy pink tourmaline fragment, missing its top and (partially) re-healed on that broken termination. It is thus obviously significant as a colorful piece to display from the locality, more than for quality as a tourmaline per se. Coahuila tourmalines are rare, and seldom seen, and its an important locality from the old history books that was only rediscovered in the 1970s and worked sparsely after that. Weighs 125 grams. Ex. William Larson Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 4th September 2009
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