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Acanthite
Acanthite
Imiter, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Apophyllite with Scolecite
Apophyllite with Scolecite
Jalisgoan, near Jalgoan, Maharashtra State, India
Garnet var. Hessonite
Garnet var. Hessonite
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Olmiite on Calcite
Olmiite on Calcite
N Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, Republic of South Africa
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Balangoda, near Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Wulfenite
Wulfenite
Wulfenite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
Tourmaline Var. Bi-color Elbaite

Tourmaline Var. Bi-color Elbaite

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Locality
Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Minerals
Elbaite
Dimensions
8.0 x 5.0 x 3.2 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
TOURM43

This is a gem, bi-colored Tourmaline from Brazil. It is more pinkish rubellite on one side and more teal-blue indicolite on the other side. There are a dozen different crystals all growing together. The colors are Intense, and there's nothing opaque about it. This is a great piece as a palm-sized, massive example of gem tourmaline from Brazil. It has excellent lustre. I just got this from an estate collection and it comes with its original label form Luis Leite, a famous Portugeuse dealer who passed away in the late 1990's. It weighs a substantial 121 grams! Given it is a "conglomeration," of gem pegmatite tourmaline, there are some broken crystals along with pristine terminated ones. 

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