Elbaite

  

Rubellite

Origin: Jonas Mine, Itataia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 8.1 x 4.8 x 5.7 cm

 

  

Rubellite with lepidolite

Origin: Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, U.S.A.
Ex. Irv Brown collection

Sample size: 5.7 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm

 

  

Rubellite with albite

Origin: Malkhan Mines, Transbaikal Area in Siberia , Russia

Sample size: 6 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm

 

Indicolite

Origin: Naylor Rock, near Pala, San Diego County, California, U.S.A.
Ex. Chris Korpi Collection

Sample size: 2.1 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm

 

  

Indicolite

Origin: Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.
Ex. Chris Korpi Collection

Sample size: 2.4 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm

 

Origin: Cryo-Genie Mine, Warner District, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.
Ex. Chris Korpi Collection

Sample size: 3 x 1.7 x 1 cm

 

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  

Green zoned single elbaite crystal with lepidolite

Rubellite

Origin: Hyakule Tourmaline Mine, E. Kathmandu, Chainpur, Nepal

Sample size: 3 x 4.5 cm (top), 2 x 2.5 cm (bottom)

 

  

Origin: Gamata, Bdakshan, Afghanistan

Sample size: 0.6 x 2 cm

 

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Origin: Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande Dist., San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.

Ex. Barbara Cureton collection

Sample size: 3 cm in length (left), 2.2 cm in length (right)

 

Origin: Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, U.S.A.

Ex. Barbara Cureton collection

Sample size: 3 cm in length

 

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