Elbaite from Malkhan pegmatite field, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Tourmaline

Mlakhan Pegmatite Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Eastern Siberia, Russia

4.9x2.2x1.9cm

36.4g

Bright pink to Orange, with a dark pink pinacoidal termination. Double terminated crystal with a flat pink, matte luster termination at the bottom. Thick crystal, with deep color that becomes increasingly intense towards the terminations. The Malkhan Pegmatite has been producing high quality tourmalines for a long time, but not in huge abundance, in comparison to Brazilian or Afghani localities.