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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 70614
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent pink rubellite tourmaline crystal, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, with green outer rind, striated prism faces and flat termination that has matte luster due to impressions of another mineral that dissolved away. Collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:20x10x9 mm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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