Gem and Mineral

8061 | Rubellite & Cleavelandite

Rubellite & Cleavelandite

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Size: 42×25×17cm

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Brazil
In the colorful family of Tourmaline,the red Tourmaline is most beautiful and fascinating.The red Tourmaline,with its bright,brilliant and beautiful color have attracted many people,and have became one of the most popular of the Tourmaline family members.With its color close to the“king of the color gem”– Ruby,Rubellites have become the the most desirable among all red Tourmaline,with a value much higher than ordinary red Tourmalines.Its rich rose red is the most eye-catching nature color.
Most of the Tourmaline raw materials that used to process jewelry have failed to preserve matrix,and the surface of the crystal was badly damaged.It’s very precious that like this gemmy Tourmaline raw mineral with perfect crystal shape and color,and can be so intact to mined in the form of mineral specimen with matrix.
The“Brazilian rose”are considered a top specimen by the world’s mineral collectors and museums and has a high collection value.This specimen was invited by the China(Hunan) international mineral crystal expo and was first exhibited in 2016,lateras a world super level exhibitsit’s invited to exhibit at the China Geological Museum.
This Rubillite raw mineral specimen was discovered in 2014 in the historic Cruzerior mine in Minas Gerais,in southeastern Brazil.It is 25cm wide,46cm tall and weighs 20 kilograms.In the present world,it could almost definitely be categorized into the“super treasure”level among the all Rubillites available in the market today.
This specimen was brought to Italy firstly and then to the United States and eventually settled in China.It is called“Brazilian rose”due to its bright red color and rose shaped crystals.