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Elbaite

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A beautiful, gemmy and lustrous, pink tourmaline with a cranberry-red, pyramidal termination area from the Cruzeiro Mine of Brazil. There are even gemmy flashes of yellow-green on the very top of the termination. This is old-time material from the 1960s or 1970s and is from the Steve Smale Collection. Weighs 15 grams.

Product details

SpeciesElbaite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.1 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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