Elbaite-Liddicoatite Series

Locality: Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Gem crystal of tourmaline in incredible pink colour, size 4.2 cm.
Exact origin not sure - possible Tsarafara, Anjanabonona or Vohitrakanga pegmatite.
Coll. "Spirifer" Geological Society.
Fot. G. Bijak.

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