Lepidolite w/ Tourmaline (Trimingham Coll.)

Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co., California
Small Cabinet, 7.9 x 7.4 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 04/09/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/14/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Pretty lavender, lustrous and translucent lepidolite "books" cover the cleavelandite matrix on this showy example of the species from the famed Himalaya Mine. One edge holds a broken pink tourmaline prism with tiny gemmy light green tourmaline pencils nearby, adding pizzazz. Old, classic material purchased by Bob Trimingham in 1975.

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