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Rubellite

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Rubellite

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Description
Locality: 
Anjoma Ramartina, Mandoto, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.5 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Deep cranberry red translucent crystals of elbaite rubellite with very good lustre on a quartz matrix. The main crystal is terminated but is quite imbibed in the matrix. Other crystal located at the rear allow as to see that these tourmaline crystals have a bottle green coloured core covered by deep red layers.

Ex. Roger Van Dooren specimen, acquired from his friend Gilbert Gauthier, a Belgian collector and mineral dealer.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rubellite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Hardness: 
7
Hardness: 
0.0

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