Rubellite Gallery

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Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Afghanistan 12 mm crystal. Photograph by Peter Cristofono.
© 2007 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 93734 View Count: 302
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan Sharp, well crystallized rubellite tourmaline crystal with shallow pyramidal termination. Color is a deep pink and the crystal is transparent with internal flaws - no external damage. Minor albite attached to base. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x3x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5 cm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 475 View Count: 925
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan Bright pink elbaite tourmaline crystal (rubellite variety). The crystal is doubly-terminated and has a pronounce bend from deformation during formation. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 28x8x7 mm. Size of individual crystals: 28 mm.
© 2002 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 7089 View Count: 519
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan A matrix comprising albite and epidote has a surface of parallel flat albite crystals. Lying across these and "bent" through a larger crystal is a double terminated parallel group of gemmy pink rubellite. The total length of the rubellite growth is 2.4cm.
© 2002 Thames Valley Minerals	Photo ID: 5549 View Count: 456
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi₃O₈]
	Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan 16.0 x 9.9 x 6.9 cm. A 4.5 cm GEM crystal of tourmaline, a beautiful light pastel pink color, on a matrix of glittery albite. The tourmaline is a superb compound crystal with all terminations complete and shining with glassy bevels. The crystal stands well out from the matrix and is exposed all around.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 122867 View Count: 180
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan Well defined gemmy pink crystals of Rubellite Tourmaline, standing proud of a Feldspar matrix partially overgrown with pink Lepidolite crystals. Beautiful display. Size: 50mm x 70mm x 40mm
© Crystal Classics	Photo ID: 69874 View Count: 394
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z, Tourmaline : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan A gorgeous, glassy, translucent/transparent , richly pink tourmalien from THE classic locality for "bubblegum pinks," in Afghanistan. Fewer of these have come out of late, though. It is complete all around and pristine, save only for the uneven bottom (and that can be clipped if it bothers anybody...i kinda like it as a natural pedestal). 5.1 x ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 34679 View Count: 323
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan Curved pink Rubellite with some matrix. Complete piece high 37 mm. Photo & Collection Chinellato Matteo. Canon 20D + Canon 17-85 IS USM
© Chinellato Matteo	Photo ID: 85355 View Count: 168
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan 11.6 x 7.5 x 7.3 cm. A remarkable single crystal with much more elegance, due to its splaying form, than you would normally expect of a single large tourmaline. It is complete and nearly perfect all around, 3-Dimensional, and without repair. Note how the top of the piece elegantly splays out from the narrower base, making this less "lumpy" than ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 164071 View Count: 125
Tourmaline (Var: Rubellite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Paprok, Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan), Afghanistan Two crystals with color zoning and rough terminations (polycrystalline). Size: 6,3 x 3,7 x 3,2 cm. Collected in 1984.
© CCURTO08	Photo ID: 220122 View Count: 29