Elbaite Doubly Terminated with Albite var Cleavelandite Himalaya...
Elbaite Doubly Terminated with Albite var Cleavelandite Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA "A single doubly terminated pink tourmaline with a thin green termination on one end with a little albite and lepidolite on one side. Bought the specimen when he was running the mine with Ed Swaboda [sic] and had a lot of tourmaline." - Rock H. Currier "He" presumably being Bill Larson: a Pala Properties partner. Good pink body color with that tiny, little green band on one of the terminations found on some Himalaya crystals, accompanied by a few blades of Cleavelandite at one end of the stout prism. It has a custom labeled base. Overall Measurements: 3.5 x 1.6 x 1.6 inches (9.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Bought from Pala Properties (Bill Larson) [RHC #5538, acquired 1989] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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Elbaite Doubly Terminated with Albite var Cleavelandite Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA "A single doubly terminated pink tourmaline with a thin green termination on one end with a little albite and lepidolite on one side. Bought the specimen when he was running the mine with Ed Swaboda [sic] and had a lot of tourmaline." - Rock H. Currier "He" presumably being Bill Larson: a Pala Properties partner. Good pink body color with that tiny, little green band on one of the terminations found on some Himalaya crystals, accompanied by a few blades of Cleavelandite at one end of the stout prism. It has a custom labeled base. Overall Measurements: 3.5 x 1.6 x 1.6 inches (9.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Bought from Pala Properties (Bill Larson) [RHC #5538, acquired 1989] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
HID09710052018
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