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MD-229717
Elbaite
Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Miniature, 4.8 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
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A fine, 1960s era, watermelon tourmaline from the Santa Rosa Mine of Brazil. The gemmy and lustrous, green body has a cranberry-red core in the lower half of the crystal. Below the lustrous termination the crystal is teal-blue to blue to black. Weighs 100 grams.