Rubelite

ID	138
Mineral	Rubelite
Location	Rumford - Maine - United States of America
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mindat data

ID	3472
Long ID	1:1:3472:8
IMA Status	0 1
Variety of	4003
Entry type	2
Description	A red/pinkish gemmy Li-rich and more or less (Fe+Mg)-free variety of tourmaline (primarily elbaite or fluor-elbaite, but may also be olenite or liddicoatite).
Colour	Red, pink, pinkish, violet-red.
Hardness (min)	7.0
Hardness (max)	7.0
About the name	From the latin word 'rubellus' meaning 'reddish'.
Crystal System	Trigonal
key_elements	0

Price: € 5

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: Not registered

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Notes:

Symbol	Element
B	Boron
O	Oxygen