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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)

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 44186
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Quartz
Locality:Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Lustrous translucent rubellite crystals, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, up to 10 mm long on white albite matrix with a few milky quartz crystals to 17 mm long. The rubellite crystals have bright pink color, with deeper pink terminations.
Overall Size:9.5x5.5x5 cm
Crystals:2-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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