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Rubellite — specimen 0153, photo © NMNHS
Rubellite — specimen 0153, photo © NMNHS

Rubellitespecimen 0153

Origin

West Africa
Nigeria
Rubellite — specimen 0153, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.92 ct; size: 8.27 | 4.43 | 2.75 mm; shape: octagon; colour: medium light slightly purplish red; strong; clarity: eye clean; cut: fair; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; mixed style cut.

Other specimens
Rubellite — specimen 0448Rubellite — specimen 0071

More information from ‘Classification’


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