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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

DESCRIPTION:No. 65948
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique
Description:Two interconnected lustrous transparent brownish-pink rubellite tourmaline crystals, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, with three-faced pyramidal terminations. The prism faces of the rubellite crystals have microscopic crystallization patterns.
Overall Size:6x2x1 cm
Crystals:60-63 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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