Mineral: Elbaite with Albite (variety cleavelandite)
Locality: Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 28 cm / main crystal: 27.0 cm.

Description: Mass: 3040 g MIM number:1872 Large crystal perfectly terminated at both ends and surrounded by small parallel crystals. The top is dark green, glassy and translucent. The bottom is rather pink, with a little clevelandite near the base. The bottom of the crystal is a trigonal pyramid, while it is generally flat in tourmalines originating from this mine. Photographer: FMI / James Elliott

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