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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. 70562
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique
Description:Lustrous transparent pink rubellite tourmaline crystal, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, with striated prism faces and complex termination that has a notch on one edge, possibly from intersecting another rubellite crystal. Weight: 27.4 grams
Overall Size:62x17x14 mm
Crystals:62 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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