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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite from Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 70425
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with Lepidolite
Locality:Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Lustrous transparent pink rubellite tourmaline crystal, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, with black termination and a group of translucent purple lepidolite crystals to 1 mm on the side. The rubellite tourmaline crystal is nearly flawless. Collected in 2005
Overall Size:13x5x4 mm
Crystals:1-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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