Pink Tourmaline Ruby Red Crystal TERMINATED Gemstone Rubellite Mineral Specimen For Sale

This specimen weighs 41.95 carats, which is 8.39 grams. It measures 25 mm x 18 mm x 15 mm.
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and I will buy back the item for your full purchase price.Hi there. I am selling this nice faceted polished SUPER SUPER high A+++ Quality and totally TRANSLUCENT GEM STONE Pink Tourmaline terminated crystal.
This is also called Rubellite, and itis absolutely beautiful! This crystal is from Malkhan, Russia.
IT is SUPER Clear with superior color and the terminated point is PERFECT, this is really really rare, and becoming more and more rare all the time!
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Below is some information from Wikipedia about this mineral:
Tourmalineis a crystal silicate mineral compounded with elements such asaluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Tourmalinegem stones come in a wide variety of colors. The name comes from theSinhalese word \"turamali\" or \"toramalli\", which applied to differentgemstones found in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
HistoryBrightlycolored Sri Lankan gem tourmalines were brought to Europe in greatquantities by the Dutch East India Company to satisfy a demand forcuriosities and gems. At the time it was not realised that schorl andtourmaline were the same mineral.
Tourmaline species and varieties
* Dravite species: from the Drave district of Carinthia
o Dark yellow to brownish black—dravite
* Schorl Species:
o Bluish or brownish black to Black—schorl
* Elbaite Species: named after the island of Elba, Italy
o Rose or pink—rubellite variety(from ruby)
o Dark black—indicolite variety (from indigo)
o Light blue—Brazilian sapphire variety
o Green—verdelite or Brazilian emerald variety
o Colorless—achroite variety (from the Greek for \"colorless\")SchorlThemost common species of tourmaline is schorl. It may account for 95% ormore of all tourmaline in nature. The early history of the mineralschorl shows that the name \"schorl\" was in use prior to 1400 AD because avillage known today as Zschorlau (in Saxony, Germany) was then named\"Schorl\" (or minor variants of this name). This village had a nearby tinmine where, in addition to cassiterite, black tourmaline was found. Thefirst description of schorl with the name \"schürl\" and its occurrence(various tin mines in the Saxony Ore Mountains) was written by JohannesMathesius (1504–1565) in 1562 under the title \"Sarepta oder Bergpostill\"(Ertl, 2006). Up to about 1600, additional names used in the Germanlanguage were \"Schurel\", \"Schörle\", and \"Schurl\". From the 18th centuryon, the name \"Schörl\" was mainly used in the German-speaking area. InEnglish, the names \"shorl\" and \"shirl\" were used in the 18th century forschorl. In the 19th century the names \"common schorl\", \"schörl\",\"schorl\" and \"iron tourmaline\" were used in the Anglo-Saxon area (Ertl,2006). The word tourmaline has two etymologies, both from the Sinhaleseword turamali, meaning \"stone attracting ash\" (a reference to itspyroelectric properties) or according to other sources \"mixedgemstones\".
DraviteThe name dravite was used for the firsttime by Gustav Tschermak (1836 – 1927; Professor of Mineralogy andPetrography at the University of Vienna) in his book “Lehrbuch derMineralogie” (published in 1884) for Mg-rich (and Na-rich) tourmalinefrom the village Unterdrauburg, Drava river area, Carinthia,Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today this tourmaline locality (type localityfor dravite) at the village Dravograd (near Dobrova pri Dravogradu), is apart of the Republic of Slovenia (Ertl, 2007). Tschermak gave thistourmaline the name dravite, for the Drava river area, which is thedistrict along the Drava River (in German: Drau, in Latin: Drave) inAustria and Slovenia. The chemical composition which was given byTschermak in 1884 for this dravite approximately corresponds to theformula NaMg3(Al,Mg)6B3Si6O27(OH), which is in good agreement (exceptfor the OH content) with the endmember formula of dravite as known today(Ertl, 2007).
Chemical composition tourmaline groupThetourmaline mineral group is chemically one of the most complicatedgroups of silicate minerals. Its composition varies widely because ofisomorphous replacement (solid solution), and its general formula can bewritten asXY3Z6(T6O18)(BO3)3V3W,where:[3]X = Ca, Na, K, vacancyY = Li, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+, Zn, Al, Cr3+, V3+, Fe3+, Ti4+Z = Mg, Al, Fe3+, Cr3+, V3+T = Si, Al, BB = B, vacancyV = OH, OW = OH, F, O
The 14 recognized minerals in the group (endmember formulas) Buergerite NaMg3Cr6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Dravite NaMg3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Elbaite (Mg2Al)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Olenite NaAl3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3O3OH
Povondraite (LiAl2)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Schorl NaFe2+3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Uvite NaMg3V6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4Crystal structureTourmalinebelongs to the trigonal crystal system and occurs as long, slender tothick prismatic and columnar crystals that are usually triangular incross-section. The style of termination at the ends of crystals isasymmetrical, called hemimorphism. Small slender prismatic crystals arecommon in a fine-grained granite called aplite, often forming radialdaisy-like patterns. Tourmaline is distinguished by its three-sidedprisms; no other common mineral has three sides. Prisms faces often haveheavy vertical striations that produce a rounded triangular effect.Tourmaline is rarely perfectly euhedral. An exception was the finedravite tourmalines of Yinnietharra, in western Australia. The depositwas discovered in the 1970s, but is now exhausted. All hemimorphiccrystals are piezoelectric, and are often pyroelectric as well.
ColorTourmalinehas a variety of colors. Usually, iron-rich tourmalines are black tobluish-black to deep brown, while magnesium-rich varieties are brown toyellow, and lithium-rich tourmalines are almost any color: blue, green,red, yellow, pink etc. Pink tourmaline is associated with sexualincontinence and deceit. Rarely, it is colorless. Bi-colored andmulticolored crystals are common, reflecting variations of fluidchemistry during crystallisation. Crystals may be green at one end andpink at the other, or green on the outside and pink inside: this type iscalled watermelon tourmaline. Some forms of tourmaline are dichroic, inthat they change color when viewed from different directions.
TreatmentsSometourmaline gems, especially pink to red colored stones, are altered byirradiation to improve their color. Irradiation is almost impossible todetect in tourmalines, and does not impact the value. Heavily-includedtourmalines, such as rubellite and Brazilian paraiba are sometimesclarity enhanced, which must be disclosed to the buyer[citation needed].A clarity-enhanced tourmaline (especially paraiba) is worth much lessthan a non-treated gem.
GeologyTourmaline is found in twomain geological occurrences. Igneous rocks, in particular granite andgranite pegmatite and in metamorphic rocks such as schist and marble.Schorl and lithium-rich tourmalines are usually found in granite andgranite pegmatite. Magnesium-rich tourmalines, dravites, are generallyrestricted to schists and marble. Tourmaline is a durable mineral andcan be found in minor amounts as grains in sandstone and conglomerate.
ourmaline localitiesGemand specimen tourmaline is mined chiefly in Brazil and Africa. Someplacer material suitable for gem use comes from Sri Lanka. In additionto Brazil, tourmaline is mined in Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Madagascar,Mozambique, Namibia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, andMalawi.[5]
USASome fine gem and specimen material has beenproduced in the US, with the first discoveries in 1822, in the state ofMaine. California became a large producer of tourmaline in the early1900s. The Maine deposits tend to produce crystals in raspberry pink-redas well as minty greens. The California deposits are known for brightpinks, as well as bicolors. During the early 1900s, Maine and Californiawere the world\'s largest producers of gem tourmalines. The EmpressDowager Tz\'u Hsi, the last Empress of China, loved pink tourmaline andbought large quantities for gemstones and carvings from the then newHimalaya Mine, located in San Diego County, California. [6] It is notclear when the first tourmaline was found in California. NativeAmericans have used pink and green tourmaline as funeral gifts forcenturies. The first documented case was in 1890 when Charles RusselOrcutt found pink tourmaline at what later became the Stewart Mine atPala, San Diego
Brazil
Watermelon Tourmaline mineral in calcite matrix (crystal approximately 2 cm wide at face)
Watermelon Tourmaline mineral in calcite matrix (crystal approximately 2 cm wide at face)Almostevery color of tourmaline can be found in Brazil, especially in theBrazilian states of Minas Gerais and Bahia. In 1989, miners discovered aunique and brightly colored variety of tourmaline in the state ofParaíba. The new type of tourmaline, which soon became known as paraibatourmaline, came in unusually vivid blues and greens. These colors wereoften described as \"neon\" since they appeared to glow. Brazilian paraibatourmaline is usually heavily included. Much of the paraiba tourmalinefrom Brazil actually comes from the neighboring state of Rio Grande doNorte. Material from Rio Grande do Norte is often somewhat less intensein color, but many fine gems are found there. It was determined that theelement copper was important in the coloration of the stone. The demandfor this new material meant that it fetched more than $50,000 percarat.
AfricaIn the late 1990s, copper-containing tourmalinewas found in Nigeria. The material was generally paler and lesssaturated than the Brazilian materials, although the material generallywas much less included. A more recent African discovery from Mozambiquehas also produced beautiful tourmaline colored by copper, similar to theBrazilian paraiba. While its colors are somewhat less bright than topBrazilian material, Mozambique paraiba is often less included and hasbeen found in larger sizes. The Mozambique paraiba material usually ismore intensely colored than the Nigerian. There is a significant overlapin color and clarity with Mozambique paraiba and Brazilian paraiba,especially with the material from Rio Grande do Norte. While lessexpensive than top quality Brazilian paraiba, some Mozambique materialsells for well over $5,000 per carat, which still is extremely highcompared to other tourmalines.
Tourmaline mineral (~ 10 cm tall)
Tourmaline mineral (~ 10 cm tall)Anothervariety that is also highly valued is chrome tourmaline, a rare type ofdravite tourmaline from Tanzania which occurs in a very rich greencolor caused by chromium, the same element which causes the green inemerald. Of the standard elbaite colors, generally blue indicolite gemsare the most expensive, followed by green verdelite and pink to redrubellite. There are also yellow tourmalines, sometimes known as canarytourmaline. Ironically the rarest variety, colorless achroite, is notappreciated and is the least expensive of the transparent tourmalines.