ELBAITE ON STILBITE
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
7 x 4.8 x 4.1 cm
$600.00
$600.00
Tourmaline and stilbite make for an uncommon combination in the mineral world, and this piece makes for a great looking example! A richly colored crystal of rubellite measuring to cm is contrasted with a backdrop of tan stilbite crystals, with some white albite and purple sheeted crystals of the polylithionite-trilithionite series (formerly referred to as lepidolite). One end of the tourmaline has a “standard” flat termination, with the other being heavily etched to show a more pointed tip, and the whole specimen displays elegantly.