Elbaite, Rutile (Var: Ilmenorutile), Feldspar Group
Rosina vein, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
The specimen is cm 4,4 x 4 x 3. in a vug, there are a group of dark brownish elbaites up to cm 1,5 x 0,5, with the typical white cap of the tourmalines collectible in this vein. Beside them, partly included in the felspar matrix, an impressive "spray" of ilmenorutile crystals up to cm 0,5. Another single ilmenorutile crystal on the left of the ...
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