AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Myanmar (Burma) > Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 58966 |
Mineral: | Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Quartz |
Locality: | Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) |
Description: | Lustrous translucent rubellite tourmaline crystals, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, to 7 mm on white albite with colorless transparent quartz crystals to 11 mm. The rubellite crystals have bright pink color with deep-pink terminations. Collected ca. 2008 |
Overall Size: | 4x3.5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 1-11 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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