Hot pink tourmaline - image 1
Photo by Mark Cross

Hot pink tourmaline

A tourmaline crystal featuring an unusually vibrant red to hot pink color. The section in the middle is highly transparent. This one came out of the collection of Guido Steger, who spent several decades visiting Brazil in search of mineral specimens. His adventures are chronicled in several articles in The Mineralogical Record.

Product details

SpeciesElbaite, Lepidolite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.6 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Added on03/02/2025
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Cruzeiro mine
Current owner
Mark Cross
Mark Cross
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Acquired
Feb 2025

Owner’s note

Ex. Guido Steger

3 for sale·6 sold

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