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Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

 
Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule from Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique

DESCRIPTION:No. 81660
Mineral:Elbaite var. Rubellite Tourmaline with facet-grade gem nodule
Locality:Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia, Mozambique
Description:Lustrous transparent dark-pink rubellite tourmaline crystal, the pink gem variety of elbaite tourmaline, with striated prism faces and first- and second-order pyramidal termination faces. The bottom end shows an 8 mm facet-grade gem nodule. Collected ca. 1999. Weight: 21.90 grams
Overall Size:27x23x18 mm
Crystals:27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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