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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Quartz from Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Quartz from Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Quartz from Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

DESCRIPTION:No. 43987
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Quartz
Locality:Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Many lustrous rubellite tourmaline crystals, the pink gem variety of the mineral species elbaite, to 13 mm long intergrown with transparent quartz crystals to 15 mm long. The pink color is bright and contrasts nicely against the quartz.
Overall Size:4.5x4x2 cm
Crystals:1-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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