Rubellite (Elbaite) Malkhan Pegmatitic Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia - image 1
Rubellite (Elbaite) Malkhan Pegmatitic Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia - image 2
Rubellite (Elbaite) Malkhan Pegmatitic Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia - image 3
Rubellite (Elbaite) Malkhan Pegmatitic Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia - image 4
Rubellite (Elbaite) Malkhan Pegmatitic Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia - image 5
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Rubellite (Elbaite) Malkhan Pegmatitic Field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Transbaikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia

Unknown Owner
Biterminated Rubellite from the famous pegmatitic field in Malkhan, Russia. It is composed of a flat pinacoidal termination on one side and multiple prismatic terminations on the opposite side. It is coated by leafy crsytals of Muscovite. Much better in person. No damage.

Product details

Species
Elbaite, RubelliteAbout Elbaite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.5 x 3.5 cm
Added on06/16/2025
Locality
Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Stak Nala

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
06/2025Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—MChMineralsNot disclosed

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