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MD-190304
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite), Lepidolite
Jonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 5.4 x 4.5 cm
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A superb gemmy and lustrous, 2.6 cm, vivid cranberry-red tourmaline crystal from the most famous tourmaline discovery of all time at the Jonas Mine in 1978. This gem tourmaline is beautifully set on a 3-dimensional matrix of lustrous, very pastel-purple/light gray lepidolite crystals and bladed albite. A couple of smaller rubellites are a gorgeous accent.

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