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MD-260096
Elbaite
Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 7.3 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
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A beautiful, 1960s-era polychrome tourmaline from the Santa Rosa Mine of Brazil. The gemmy and lustrous, emerald-green body, with a hint of teal-blue, has a narrow, teal-blue zone just below the lustrous, black, slanted, complex pyramidal termination. Complete-all-around and very nearly pristine. The base is actually healed. Classic, old-time material from this renowned locale. Ex. Steve Smale Collection. Weighs 14 grams.