Elbaite Tourmaline, Lepidolite |
Elbaite Tourmaline, Lepidolite |
Specimen # | 100531 | |
Mineral: | Elbaite Tourmaline, Lepidolite | |
Location: | Urubu Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
Size: | 4.6 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm | |
A beautiful singly-terminated elbaite crystal, this one has a rich deeper green zone at the termination, and the rest is a very pretty mid-green. Nice contrast with the lepidolite, which is a very pale colour, hints of the typical lilac. In excellent condition, no damage. No edge chipping visible at all without magnification, except one back in against the lepidolite - really sweet! (Most Urubu elbaites are not in this super condition.) There is a bit of lepidolite or albite on the termination - it's not damage. An excellent, aesthetic green tourmaline!
A beautiful singly-terminated elbaite crystal, this one has a rich deeper green zone at the termination, and the rest is a very pretty mid-green. Nice contrast with the lepidolite, which is a very pale colour, hints of the typical lilac. In excellent condition, no damage. No edge chipping visible at all without magnification, except one back in against the lepidolite - really sweet! (Most Urubu elbaites are not in this super condition.) There is a bit of lepidolite or albite on the termination - it's not damage. An excellent, aesthetic green tourmaline!
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