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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 39624
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite
Locality:Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Transparent rubellite crystals (the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline) up to 32 mm long with the terminations exposed and the lower portions coated with purple-gray lepidolite overgrowth. More rubellite crystals are visible around the sides.
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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