Dragon Minerals - June 24, 2024 Update

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42983: Microcline, Tourmaline and Lepidolite - $22
San Diego County, California
Cabinet - 10.5 x 5.8 x 5.4 cm
394 grams
Specimen status: Available
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A large and blocky 'bonespar' microcline crystal, associated with minor lavender lepidolite and tiny tourmalines. Called 'bonespar' due to its resemblance to bone marrow; probably formed as a result of some other mineral (albite?) exsolution during crystallization from the pegmatic fluids. Probably from the Himalaya Mine or (less likely) the adjacent San Diego Mine. Complete all around; a floater. A great example of the species and the 'bonespar' variety.







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