覆盆子色红碧玺晶体 • 0.95 克拉 • 鲜艳粉色与红粉色分区 - 高度: 7 mm - 闊度: 4 mm- 0.19 g - (1)

Description:
This elegant Rubellite crystal immediately captures attention through its vivid raspberry pink colour accented by refined reddish pink nuances that develop naturally throughout the prism. The crystal displays excellent transparency for a natural specimen, allowing light to penetrate deeply and illuminate its internal structure with remarkable brilliance. The result is a highly aesthetic natural crystal that combines mineralogical authenticity with exceptional gem quality appeal.

One of the most distinctive characteristics of this specimen is its beautiful natural colour zoning. The crystal presents an intense raspberry pink body colour that subtly evolves into richer reddish pink tones along the prism, creating a harmonious chromatic transition produced naturally during crystal growth. Rather than appearing uniform, the colour displays gentle variations that give the specimen additional depth and individuality.

The prismatic crystal habit is exceptionally well defined, with crisp longitudinal growth striations extending across the prism faces. These natural growth features document the crystal’s formation within its pegmatitic environment while simultaneously enhancing the interaction between light and the crystal surfaces, producing an elegant play of reflections from every viewing angle.

A particularly attractive feature of this specimen is the presence of natural horizontal growth bands crossing the prism. These growth features divide the crystal into distinct growth phases, creating additional mineralogical interest while reinforcing its authenticity as a naturally formed crystal. Together with the vertical striations, they preserve a remarkable record of the crystal’s geological development.

The termination remains naturally preserved, maintaining the integrity of the original crystal growth. Although naturally irregular, it retains excellent readability and contributes to the specimen’s overall balance, demonstrating that the crystal has preserved its natural morphology rather than being artificially modified.

The famous pegmatites of the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, are internationally renowned for producing some of the world’s finest coloured tourmalines. This specimen perfectly reflects that reputation through its vivid colour, attractive transparency and elegant crystal architecture.

This Rubellite crystal combines vivid raspberry pink colour, refined reddish pink nuances, excellent transparency and outstanding natural crystallographic features in a highly balanced collector specimen. It represents an attractive example of Brazilian elbaite whose appeal lies equally in its beauty, authenticity and geological character.

Specifications:
• Weight: 0.19 g
• Weight in carats: 0.95 ct
• Dimensions: 7 × 4 × 4 mm
• Origin: Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Mineral species: Tourmaline
• Variety: Elbaite
• Crystal habit: Natural prismatic crystal
• Termination: Natural preserved termination
• Colour: Raspberry Pink with Reddish Pink nuances
• Colour zoning: Natural longitudinal colour zoning
• Transparency: Transparent to translucent
• Lustre: Vitreous
• Surface features: Natural longitudinal growth striations
• Internal features: Natural inclusions and growth textures
• Condition and treatment: Natural, untreated, unpolished

Notable Points:
• Vibrant raspberry pink colour enhanced by elegant reddish pink nuances
Natural colour variations create exceptional visual depth throughout the crystal
• Excellent transparency allowing remarkable light penetration
The internal structure becomes beautifully illuminated under transmitted light
• Strong natural prismatic crystal habit
Well developed crystal faces preserve the classic elbaite morphology
• Naturally preserved termination
The crystal retains its original growth termination with excellent structural integrity
• Distinct longitudinal growth striations
These natural features beautifully document the crystal’s geological formation
• Attractive horizontal growth bands crossing the prism
Clearly visible growth phases add both mineralogical and aesthetic interest
• Rich colour saturation under multiple lighting conditions
The crystal maintains vivid colour expression from every viewing angle
• Classic pegmatitic elbaite from the Jequitinhonha Valley
One of Brazil’s most celebrated localities for fine coloured tourmalines
• Excellent harmony between colour, transparency and crystal architecture
Each characteristic complements the others naturally
• Dynamic interaction with directional lighting
The prism faces and internal colour respond beautifully to illumination
• Authentic internal growth features
Natural inclusions preserve the crystal’s geological history
• Highly aesthetic collector specimen
A refined combination of colour, structure and natural preservation
• Premium example of Brazilian Rubellite
Displaying the vivid colour and elegant crystal habit for which this variety is internationally admired

Collector’s Interest:
Collectors particularly value Rubellite crystals that preserve vivid colour alongside well developed crystal architecture and natural transparency. This specimen achieves that balance exceptionally well through its attractive raspberry pink colour enriched by reddish pink nuances, its preserved prismatic habit and the presence of both vertical striations and horizontal growth bands that clearly record its crystallisation history.

Its excellent transparency further enhances its visual appeal, allowing light to reveal the internal structure while maintaining strong colour saturation. The combination of colour, crystal habit, preserved termination and natural growth features makes this an attractive collector specimen representative of the finest Brazilian elbaite production.

Lapidary Potential:
Although the transparency and vivid colour could attract lapidary interest, the principal value of this specimen resides in its preservation as a natural crystal.

Any cutting or reshaping would permanently remove the beautifully preserved prism faces, the natural longitudinal striations, the distinctive horizontal growth bands and the original termination that together document the crystal’s natural formation.

In its present state, the specimen preserves the full integrity of its natural crystallographic architecture, allowing its vivid raspberry pink colour, refined reddish pink nuances and exceptional geological character to be appreciated exactly as they developed within the pegmatites of the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais.

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