1161114) Elbaite - Cruzeiro mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 9.2 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 6000
A beautiful single terminated thick mostly translucent green, with a lovely pink termination, elbaite crystal measuring 9.2 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm in size. Complete all around; one area with light chipping at lower right in main view photo, on the bottom half of the crystal. The termination is perfect. Good luster and neat color. Base included. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 11: 363-367; 370; Cornejo and Bartorelli, Minerals & Precious Stones of Brazil (2010), pp 509 - 513. 1044201) Elbaite - Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Size: 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 1750 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
Very fine thick double terminated lustrous striated deep green and pinkish-red elbaite crystal measuring 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm. One end with multiple terminations. Very sparse micro-chipping on some edges as seen; this is very sparse and I think the piece in excellent condition damage-wise. Shows nicely all around. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 8, 461-475. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1181032) Elbaite - Ikalamavony Pegmatite Field, Matsiatra Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar Size: 7.2 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 5000
A gorgeous gem green and mottled pink loose elbaite crystal measuring 7.2 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm in size. No damage; complete all around. The main termination has a red "cap". The opposite termination is naturally crystallized. Weighs 44 grams. 1142021) Elbaite - Kara Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Size: 6.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 430
Gorgeous partly gemmy lustrous pink prismatic terminated elbaite crystals to 3.3 cm in length set attractively upon matrix. In excellent condition and measures 6.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm in size. Crystallized naturally all around. 1044277) Elbaite - Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 7.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 1450 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
A gem quality transparent beautiful lustrous green damage-free single terminated elbaite crystal measuring 7.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm in size. Complete all around; minor lepidolite in association. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1044216) Elbaite - Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan Size: 8.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 6500
A gorgeous grouping of glassy transparent gemmy greenish to purplish-red elbaite crystals measuring 8.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm. Complete all around - there is no damage or chipping. Despite the thick crystals, the transparency is so good that you can see directly through the crystal. A superb gem crystal! Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1181002) Elbaite - Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan Size: 6.8 x 6.6 x 5.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 15000
A rare glassy partly gemmy translucent single terminated purple elbaite crystal measuring 6.8 x 6.6 x 5.0 cm in size. Complete all around - the color is very unusual for the species and quite attractive. There is a very thin red colored band at the termination. Absolutely damage-free. Unique and beautiful! 1641018) Elbaite - Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 8.4 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 850
Beautiful loose double terminated pink and green gemmy elbaite crystal measuring 8.4 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm in size. Weighs 5 grams. No damage. Ref: Cornejo and Bartorelli, Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil; pp 516 - 525. 1681944) Elbaite - Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 8.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 850
Very pretty loose lustrous pinkish-red cluster of elbaite measuring 8.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm. Complete all around and without damage. All terminations are natural and/or re-healed. Weighs 0.08 lbs. or 37 grams. Ref: Cornejo and Bartorelli, Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil; pp 516 - 525. 1641694) Elbaite - Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 8.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2500
Pretty gem quality green, with some bluish sections, thin terminated glassy elbaite crystal on a small shard of crystallized quartz. Shows all around and no damage or chipping to the elbaite crystal. Measures 8.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm and weighs 0.05 lbs. Ref: Cornejo and Bartorelli, Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil; pp 516 - 525. 1044266) Elbaite - Pederneira claim, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Size: 8.9 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2500 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
A beautiful deep red, with some green areas, lustrous striated grouping of loose prismatic single terminated elbaite crystals measuring 8.0 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm in size overall. Complete all around - damage-free. Very showy deep "rubellite red" color. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. Ref: ExtraLapis #3, 96-98. 1044289) Elbaite with borian Muscovite - Malkhan pegmatite field, Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Russia Size: 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 400 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
A loose floater grouping of purplish-red translucent lustrous double terminated elbaite crystals measuring 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm in size overall. Boron-rich muscovite in association on one side. No damage. Ex Lloyd Tate collection. 1141086) Elbaite with Lepidolite - Mawi pegmatite, Laghman Province, Afghanistan Size: 8.0 x 8.0 x 7.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 2000
Gemmy lustrous transparent prismatic terminated crystals of elbaite to 4.3 cm in height coming off a crystalline lepidolite matrix. Shows all around. No damage or chipping. Some fracturing, and then re-crystallization, is present as seen. These are not repairs. Measures 8.0 x 8.0 x 7.0 cm in size overall and sits perfectly by itself for display. 1161115) Elbaite with Quartz, Lepidolite - Morro Redondo mine, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Size: 7.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 4500
Several gemmy purplish-red lustrous prismatic terminated elbaite crystals, the main one 5.0 cm in length, set nicely upon a colorless mostly transparent semi-lustrous crystallized quartz matrix. Measures 7.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm in size overall. The quartz, at the right side of the main elbaite crystal, has been chipped away exposing nicely the crystal. Base included. Ref: Cornejo and Bartorelli, Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil; pp 541-542. 1041798) Epidote - Hachupa, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Size: 7.5 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm (small cabinet) Price: $ 250 ex. Lloyd Tate Collection.
Beautiful glassy gemmy green herring-bone crystallized epidote forming a 7.5 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm cluster without matrix. Complete all around and in excellent condition. Ex Lloyd Tate collection.
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