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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

DESCRIPTION:No. 48194
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Pyi-Gyi-Taung Mountain, near Let-Pan-Hla, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Description:Lustrous translucent pink rubellite tourmaline crystals, the pink variety of the mineral species elbaite, to 12 mm long with minor white microcline. The rubellite crystals have deep pink color at the terminations and fluoresce under UV illumination.
Overall Size:4x2.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:3-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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