The Richard M. Geiger Collection
869
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Elbaite var. Rubellite
Jonas Mine, Itatiaia district, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
DEACCESSIONED
small-cabinet – 7.5 x 2.8 x 2.8 (main xtl is 1.3cm wide)
I have always been leery of buying Tourmalines, having found the assembling of my Rhodochrosite collection to present quite sufficient demands on my budget. It is, no doubt, one of the most beautiful groups of minerals, but the good ones are pricey. We'll see. I suspect I am now fiscally doomed.
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Photo courtesy of/©2009 The Arkenstone
Mineral Species
Elbaite
Dana
Strunz
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Provenance / Ex-Collections
- Simon Lawrence
869
Elbaite var. Rubellite
Jonas Mine, Itatiaia district, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil