31944: Tourmaline - $30 Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California Miniature - 3.6 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm 37 grams Specimen status: Reserved Send an email with specimen number to order An oddball tourmaline crystal, pink
and green, opaque, and double terminated. One termination
appears to be a partially healed natural break while the
other consists of a sloping crater occupied by numerous,
tiny terminations. Must be seen to be appreciated. Also
evident are several light colored (almost white) zones;
these are a result of regrowth after fracture caused by
violent pocket rupture (most likely not by tectonic
activity, as is sometimes said); this phenomenon is more
evident on Himalaya Mine
tourmaline than perhaps any other global locality.
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