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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 60475
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Lavra da Golconda, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Doubly-terminated rubellite tourmaline crystal, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, mounted on a display stand. Post-crystallization deformation caused the rubellite crystal to curve and smaller crystals formed inside a splintered crevice. Collected ca. 1965
Overall Size:48x20x15 mm
Crystals:2-48 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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