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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

DESCRIPTION:No. 48625
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Two parallel gemmy crystals of transparent pink rubellite, the pink gem variety of the mineral elbaite tourmaline, with a slight yellow-green tint in the upper end. The rubellite crystals have lustrous faces and asymmetric pyramidal terminations.
Overall Size:32x10x9 mm
Crystals:31-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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