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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Malchanskoye (Malkhan) pegmatite field, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 79447
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 a termination of a small basal pinacoid face with three pyramidal faces. Good clarity and color. Weight: 3.8 grams. Ex. D. Swenson collection
Overall Size:13x12x11 mm
Crystals:13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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