Elbaite crystals with sharp faces and edges and a flat pinacoid termination, between transparent and translucent, with good luster and a very intense pink color (rubellite variety), on matrix, with Feldspar and Quartz crystals. The locality name differs from what has been given so far for similar specimens, and we do not know whether there are in fact two different localities or not.
Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region Morocco (04/2020)
Specimen size: 5.6 × 4.1 × 3.3 cm = 2.20” × 1.61” × 1.30”
Main crystal size: 1.2 × 1 cm = 0.47” × 0.39”
Price:
€480 / US$511 / ¥78310 / AUD$780 |