Elbaite

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A beautiful, gemmy and lustrous, "red-tip" tourmaline from the Barra de Salinas pegmatite. The gemmy, cranberry-red, pinacoidal termination has flashes of orange-red fire and has an unusual overhang on one edge. The termination grades downward to very gemmy, variable shades of green. This crystal is complete. This is classic, old, 1960s-1970s material from this locale. Barra de Salinas "red-tips" are much rarer than Cruzeiro Mine ones. Ex. Steve Smale Collection. 6 grams.