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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Lepidolite from Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 64809
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline in Lepidolite
Locality:Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous 17 mm transparent pink rubellite tourmaline crystal, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, embedded in lilac-colored lepidolite mica crystals to 4 mm. One end of the rubellite crystal is broken, the other termination was in the lepidolite.
Overall Size:20x18x18 mm
Crystals:1-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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