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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite on Smoky Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite on Smoky Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite on Smoky Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite on Smoky Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite on Smoky Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 55661
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite on Smoky Quartz
Locality:Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Terminated transparent rubellite tourmaline crystal, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, included in the termination of a 60 mm translucent smoky quartz crystal with partial overgrowth of brown-gray lepidolite crystal rosettes to 6 mm. Ex. Joseph D'Agostino (1904-1988) collection 4DZ
Overall Size:7x4x4 cm
Crystals:2-65 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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