Dragon Minerals - August 25, 2025 Update

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44460: Tourmaline, Microcline and Albite variety Cleavelandite - $14
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California
Miniature - 3.4 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm
29 grams
Illustrated: Mineral Specimen Cleaning and Development for the Amateur, page 291
Specimen status: Available
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A 1.8 cm, light green and gemmy tourmaline crystal with termination capped with a little bladed albite (variety cleavelandite) on a partial microcline crystal matrix. A plethora of smaller, nearly colorless tourmaline needles are also present. The locality was once prolific but is now mostly dormant (if not exhausted). Illustrated on page 291 of my new book Mineral Specimen Cleaning and Development for the Amateur.




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