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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline from Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 81491
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline
Locality:Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Lustrous transparent pink rubellite tourmaline crystal, the pink gem variety of elbaite, with minor white albite-muscovite on the bottom end. The rubellite crystal is elongated prismatic form with flat pinacoid termination.
Overall Size:32x11x10 mm
Crystals:32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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