#T16 Tourmaline**

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Tourmaline from (Himalaya Mine), Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, Elbaite. This crystal comes from the 89 pocket, opened up in 1989 by Bill Larson. It weighs 149 grams, and is 2 3/4"  tall and 1 1/4" across at its base, it is also a floater and double terminated. The Himalaya mine was  first discovered in 1898, and produced gem and specimen grade tourmaline . During the early 1900s, Maine and California were the world's largest producers of gem tourmalines. The Empress Dowager Cixi of China loved pink tourmaline and bought large quantities for gemstones and carvings from the then new Himalaya Mine, located
in San Diego County, California.*