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Pegmatite Mineral Photos
September 28, 2008 | The-Vug.com

The-Vug.com has a collection of pegmatite mineral photos. These were photographed during their recent trip to the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. A few of the minerals included are: elbaite, brazilianite, schorl, euclase, hydroxyl-herderite, herderite, beryllonite, strengite and topaz. There are two pages. The link above takes you to the first page. You can access the second page here.


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