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9TQ37V7: 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. The initial discovery mine was around 1993.
Palelni Mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State Myanmar (Burma) (2003-2004)
Specimen size: 4.2 × 4.1 × 2.7 cm = 1.65”
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