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Mineral Specimens with Elbaite
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4.6 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm. This crystal is very gemmy through the center, just a bit coated around the outside. It is terminated (roughly, a naturally-healed termination) on one end. Weighs 10 grams.
2.5 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm, 1.4 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm, 1.4 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm, 1.4 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm, 1.2 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm. Five perfect small Paprok gem tourmaline crystals all terminated, transparent and gemmy.
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm. A superb cranberry-red, thumbnail tourmaline cluster from the fine at the Jonas Mine in 1978. These gemmy and lustrous beauties have superb color saturation and this fine piece is complete all-around. Ex. William Larson Collection.
2.1 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm. Here we have a beautiful single crystal of gemmy Rubellite Tourmaline with sharp, glassy faces and excellent cranberry color. There is a small area with a purplish-lavender color at the base of the crystal as well. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
1.1 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm. Siberite is an uncommon elbaite tourmaline varietal first described from Nerchinsk, Russia. This old-time, partially gemmy, brownish-red, floater crystal has a rare rhombohedral termination as noted on the Scalisi label. Ex. Harvard and Phil Scalisi Collections.
6.3 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm. A fine bi-colored tourmaline crystal cluster from Stak Nala, Pakistan. The lustrous, dark tourmalines, to 5.9 cm, have striking, super-gemmy and beautiful green caps. The jackstraw tourmalines are stunningly complimented by lustrous, pearlescent cleavelandite blades. This is classic excellent, older material from the 1980s finds at Stak Nala.
3.3 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm. A fine Himalaya Mine pink tourmaline crystal, a glowing translucent pink, with a fine, glassy termination. Weighs 28 grams.
4.1 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm. This is an unusually transparent (for the Himalaya), absolutely superb, doubly-terminated crystal of tourmaline from the Himalaya Mine. Weighs 11 grams. The crystal goes from green, to pink, to a different shade of green, then back to pink again.
3.1 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm. This specimen has two gemmy green crystals that have grown on the side of a crystal of quartz. The longer of them measures 2.5 cm. Each of the tourmalines has one intact termination.
6.8 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm. This elegant "pencil" style is quite unusual for the Himalaya. The crystal is stunningly gemmy, really rare for the Himalaya, and doubly-terminated. There is one natural elongated indentation at one end where this crystal grew against another. Again, the remarkable gemminess and elongate pencil-thin form of this crystal make it very uncommon for the Himalaya. Weighs 5 grams.
2.8 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm (tallest). A fine 2-piece set of gem, green pencil tourmalines from the famous Gillette Quarry at Haddam Neck, Connecticut. The crystals have excellent green color saturation and each one has a nifty sidecar crystal. 12.21 carats or over 2 grams. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection, and collected by Gene Vitali in the 1950-60s.
3.1 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. A fine gem watermelon tourmaline crystal. This is rare, old-time material from the 1960s or 70s from the famous Santa Rosa Mine. The pink core surrounded by gemmy blue-green zoning is exceptional.
1.4 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm. This is basically a gem. The gemminess is superb for a California tourmaline. Also, it is Stewart Mine, from which specimens are less available than the Himalaya and other California tourmaline mines. The crystal has a perfect flat termination on top, glassy luster, and unbelievable clarity.
8.9 x 7.3 x 6.9 cm. This is a large, pristine, unrepaired tourmaline in exceptional condition, featuring a deep green core and a lighter green termination capped by a very thin, red-pink line of growth. It is imposing in its very large, equant form, and perched nicely upon a diagonal crystal of smoky quartz. The large, broad termination is unusual in its even height for such a flat top. Stark white cleavelandite drapes around the backside to provide accent.
9.0 x 6.6 x 5.7 cm. This is classic, old Santa Rosa material, totally distinct, from the early 1960s to late 1970s heyday here. The tip of the tourmaline is pristine an measures nearly an inch across (over 2 cm) and thick. It has a riveting green cap that does not take any backlighting to show off. The tourmaline body is 9 cm, nearly 4 inches, long. The color of the green is nearly electric. Ex. Ed Harrison Collection.
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