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Tourmaline Mineral Sample from Pala, California
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| Accession #: | NN2017.15B |
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| Title: | Tourmaline Mineral Sample from Pala, California |
| Object Type: | Geospecimen |
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| Physical Description: | Three veins of tourmaline, all three are different sizes and have varying degrees of blue and purple in them. Very crystalline in structure and translucent. |
| Description: | What's a mineral? A naturally occurring, inorganic solid found in the earth's crust. Specialists classify minerals by physical structure and chemical composition. Most rocks are made up of several minerals, but some are found in a pure state. |
| Category: | History |
| Related Objects: |
NN2017.15 (Unknown, Geospecimen, Mineral Samples Collected by Koivula, Unknown)
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| Geographical Reference: | California (National) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W 0.85 x 0.25"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
tourmaline (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Found in Collections, 2017 |
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