Mineral: Elbaite with Quartz (variety smoky) Albite and 'lepidolite'
Locality: Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Dimensions: 25 x 14 x 7.5 cm / main crystal: 5.8 cm.

Description: Mass: 1600 g MIM number: 2232 A slab of smoky quartz, albite and lepidolite on which 4 translucent tourmaline crystals of ballet-pink color have formed, giving the whole an unusual aesthetic. The largest quartz is 10 cm and a small 2.2 cm pale blue topaz crystal has formed at the back. Photographer: FMI / Federico Picciani

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