AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Russia > Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 76291 |
Mineral: | Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline |
Locality: | Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia |
Description: | Lustrous transparent pink rubellite tourmaline, the pink gem variety of the mineral species elbaite, with no matrix attached. The rubellite crystal has three-faced pyramidal termination with second-order edge faces and small basal pinacoid face. Collected in 2018. Weight: 7.6 grams |
Overall Size: | 20x16x15 mm |
Crystals: | 20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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