017 Tourmaline var Rubellite. Malkhan pegmatite field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Siberian Region, Russia from sosedka Watch Video
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Description: Awesome specimen of a dark, purply-red Elbaite tourmaline crystal from the Malkhan Pegmatite fields. It shows an intense color saturation, this is quite translucent when strongly lit. In normal lighting, it is not gemmy but the intensity of the color and the unique complex termination makes it nevertheless very interesting.nIt has excellent luster on the termination, which is also complete.nRussian tourmalines are rarely seen on the market, and finds are usually small.nnExact locality: Sosedka p
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