Tourmaline var. Elbaite with Albite and Lepidolite, Pakistan, Dr. David London Collection L-046, Miniature 4.5 cm x 5.0 cm x 6.0 cm, $275. Online Nov 16.
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Combination of platy albite, zoned black and sea green elbaite and books of hexagonal lepidolite. Well crystallized to all edges and two prominent tourmaline crystals are doubly terminated. Sharp and aesthetic. Dr. London acquired this piece from the Colorado Gem & Mineral Company, Tempe, AZ in 1987.