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Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline from Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 62052
Mineral:Elbaite var. Watermelon Tourmaline
Locality:Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent bi-colored watermelon tourmaline crystal, the variety of elbaite tourmaline with a pink core and green outer rind, with striated prism faces and flat basal pinacoid termination that is incomplete. Weight: 5.6 grams
Overall Size:22x12x10 mm
Crystals:22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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