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Bicolor Elbaite
Specimen | Catalog Number | Locality | Weight |
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Elbaite | NMNH G9977 | Brazil, Minas Gerais | 34.60 ct |
Elbaite | NMNH C6648 | Brazil |
Gift of Purchase.
Elbaite is a colorful member of the tourmaline group of minerals. Often cut into gemstones, elbaite comes in many color-specific varieties, including indicolite (blue), rubellite (red), watermelon (pink surrounded by green), bi-colored (two colors in one crystal) and parti-colored (three or more colors in one crystal, also known as multicolored). Pictured here is a bicolored elbaite crystal and a 34.6 carat gem from Brazil.