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Rubellite

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This fantastic rubellite specimen is well known from the Denver Fine Mineral Show poster 2018. A glossy and transparent 4 inch rubellite crystal is accented by a lovely rose of lepidolite and cleavelandite, which is perched to it in the lower third section. The colour is a deep and intense magenta-red, very typical and distinctive of this famous rubellite pocket collected by Ailton Barbosa in 1978. The aesthetics of this rocket-shaped crystal is just breathtaking, and it is very showy from all sides. A perfect rubellite for all connoisseur collectors of tourmaline! Remarkably the crystal has no repair and no restoration.

Product details

SpeciesRubellite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions2.4 x 2.9 x 10.1 cm
Added on01/22/2025
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Anton Watzl MineralsNot disclosed

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