| 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 Send an email with specimen number to order 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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