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Tourmaline var. Rubellite

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This glassy and gemmy, cranberry-red elbaite crystal is about as deeply colored as the pink to red varieties (gem world term: rubellite) ever get. A nice accent at the top is at the flat basal termination where is there a 3.5 mm thick maroon-dark red layer. The mass is 45 grams. Comes with custom lucite base. Old material! I found this straggler sitting after 30 years in Steve Smale's closet, from his trips to Brazil to teach in Rio in the late 1980s. Comes with custom lucite base.

Product details

SpeciesTourmaline, Rubellite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.5 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Cruzeiro mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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