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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated) from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 81510
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated)
Locality:Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Lustrous doubly-terminated transparent pink rubellite tourmaline crystals, the pink gem variety of elbaite, with white albite and muscovite on the rear. The rubellite crystals are elongated prisms with flat pinacoid terminations and pyramidal edge faces. Weight: 31.6 grams
Overall Size:45x22x18 mm
Crystals:4-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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