“Polycrystalline aggregates (“mushroom” shaped) of Elbaite (rubellite) with very well developed curvatures on the faces and edges that confer this curious appearance to the aggregate. The sample is very aerial, with deep color and it is on Quartz matrix, with small bits of Schorl on the back.Palelni Mine, Khetchel, Molo, Momeik, Myanmar.Found in 2003-2004Specimen size: 4.2 × 4.1 × 2.7 cm = 1.7” × 1.6” × 1.1””
Jordi Fabre - 8th May 2012