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Rubellite — specimen 0071, photo © NMNHS
Rubellite — specimen 0071, photo © NMNHS

Rubellite — specimen 0071

Origin

West Africa
Nigeria
Rubellite — specimen 0071, locality map
Data

Weight: 1.19 ct; size: 9.01 | 3.75 | 3.46 mm; shape: octagon; colour: medium light slightly purplish red; strong; clarity: eye clean; cut: fair; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; radiant style cut.

Other specimens
Rubellite — specimen 0448Rubellite — specimen 0153

More information from ‘Classification’

Rubellite

A red Li-rich variety of tourmaline (primarily elbaite).


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