Detailed information
Species
Elbaite
Dimensions
37 x 11 x 11
mm
Locality
Coronel Murta Minas Gerais Brazil
Condition
No recorded repairs
This extremely bright, glassy, raspberry-red individual Elbaite tourmaline comes from the modern classic Brazilian occurrence at Coronel Murta in Minas Gerais state. At 3.7 cm in length it stands out very well, with a fine pink body colour highlighted by an intense raspberry red tip to its glassy pinacoid terminal face. There is one small area of its upper prism missing alongside one side of the termination, but otherwise it looks quite striking.