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Mineral Specimens with Elbaite
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4.8 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm. The 1997 find of blue-cap tourmalines at the Sapo Mine has become a classic and "very few clusters" were recovered, according to the recent article in the Mineralogical Record. This excellent and aesthetic cluster features crystals with four colors: dark blue terminations; a lighter blue zone; a yellow zone; and the main part of the crystals are pink. The pink core is sheathed in blue, so these can be called "watermelon". Most of the crystals have contacted, though undamaged, terminations. But the major termination and the doubly-terminated crossbar upon it are both intact and pristine. The primary, 3.7 cm crystal, has the classic, very glassy, dark blue termination. Very highly representative and rare from this famous find.
6.3 x 5.9 x 5.7 cm. Enhanced by a wreath of bladed, white albite crystals at its base, is a glassy and translucent crystal of multicolored elbaite tourmaline, measuring 5 x 5 x 4.5 cm. Most of the elbaite is an inky blue-black color at its core, visible with good backlighting. However, the top 1 cm or so is a much more translucent, sky-blue color. Very nice and unusual tourmaline, complete-all-around. Weighs 279 grams, mostly in tourmaline mass.
3.8 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm. A fantastic, gem, lustrous, rich blue-green color (with a minor pink zone at the termination) crystal from the famed Pederneira mine in Brazil. The specimen is in wonderful condition, and is about 90% water-clear. It has an opaque pink pyramidal termination. Ex. Brian Kosnar Collection.
4.6 x 2.2 c 1.4 cm. A very attractive, red-tipped tourmaline crystal cluster from the Cruzeiro Mine. This old-time specimen features gemmy, cranberry-red terminations above highly lustrous, gray bodies. I particularly like the way the angled crystal caused the main crystal to bifurcate its termination. Material like this dates to the 1960s or 1970s. Complete-all-around and pristine. Ex. Saller Collection. Weighs 8 grams.
8.4 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm. A striking, very fine tourmaline from recent finds at the Pederneira Mine. This very gemmy and lustrous, doubly terminated, tapered crystal is dramatically accented with large, pearlescent cleavelandite plates and beautifully and richly dusted with contrasting, purple lepidolite crystals. Nearly pristine. The upper, thick half of this rich, green crystal has a cranberry-red core, making this a watermelon tourmaline.
23.7 x 15.7 x 13.8 cm. A fine large cabinet specimen from the less well-known Elizabeth R. Mine of San Diego County. An 8.8 cm, highly lustrous, striated, dark tourmaline crystal is attached to a termination face of a huge, translucent, glassy smoky quartz crystal. The tourmaline and the contacted, but undamaged, back of the smoky quartz are partially covered with feldspar overlay. This is seldom available, large material and only available from insider collections. Older material from the Chuck Houser Collection and according to his label, was collected in 1984. It then went to the Bill Larson/Pala Intl Collection. Weighs 8.4 pounds or 3.8 kilograms.
6.0 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm. A classic, older combination specimen from the Himalaya Mine. Two gemmy and lustrous, bi-colored tourmalines are aesthetically set on the side of a sharply terminated, water-clear smoky quartz crystal. The tourmalines have beautifully gemmy pink bodies with striking gray terminations. The large tourmaline is 3.7 cm and the single cleavelandite blade is a fine accent. This fine and seldom available Himalaya combination piece probably dates to the 1970s or 1980s, possibly earlier. Ex. Saller Collection.
9.2 x 6.8 x 5.4 cm. A fine combination specimen from the mid-1980s finds at Stak Nala, Pakistan. Four intergrown, bi-colored tourmaline crystals, projecting upward like smokestacks and up to 8.9 cm long, are aesthetically wrapped in bladed cleavelandite accented with quartz crystals. The lustrous tourmalines are schorls with gemmy, teal-blue indicolite terminations. The striking, 4.7 cm, glassy, transparent to translucent quartz crystal is doubly terminated and is nearly pristine. The expanding base consists of many smaller tourmalines, nearly all with broken terminations and rich rosettes of cleavelandite blades. This is a fine, complete-all-around combination piece from this noted locale. Ex. Saller Collection.
13.8 x 4.9 x 3.5 cm. A fine and very aesthetic cabinet tourmaline cluster from early-2000s finds at the Pederneira Mine. This gemmy and lustrous, polychrome crystal is double terminated and is strikingly accented by the crossed tourmaline crystal, a euhedral albite crystal (unusual) and a scattering of pink lepidolite crystals at one termination. The bodies of the two crystals range from a gorgeous teal-blue to emerald-green to multiple shades of green. The 3-sided, pyramidal termination is pristine, highly lustrous, frosted and black. The bottom termination is partially frosted, and very etched but complete. The lepidolites and the albite crystal are a nice compliment.
A beautiful, gemmy and lustrous bi-colored "city-scape" tourmaline from the famous Himalaya Mine. The green base grades upward to a gorgeous watermelon-color. The highly complex termination looks like a series of tall buildings, hence the "city-scape" name. This piece is pristine and also has a bit of cleavelandite and lepidolite at the base, which adds to the overall aesthetics. Just a cool rock! Of course, if you did not already know it, the mine closed several years ago. 3.3 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm
7.0 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm. A fine cluster of two intergrown, sharply terminated, bi-colored tourmaline crystals from 1991 finds in Otjua, Namibia. The terminations are a rich pink and the rest of the crystals are olive-green with major pink highlights. The small crystal is doubly terminated. The crystals are translucent to partially gemmy, lustrous and all faces are nicely striated. Highly representative material from this locale. Weighs 112 grams. Ex. Wes Parker Collection.
3.7 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm. An interesting, doubly terminated, polychrome, sceptered tourmaline from the famous Barra de Salinas pegmatites of Brazil. The termination on the beautifully gemmy, emerald-green end is broken, but healed. The lustrous crystal grades downward to indicolite-blue to pastel-green to light teal-blue at the bottom termination, which is heavily etched, with many points. There is a bit of pocket clay and putty embedded in this termination. Complete-all-around and pristine. Weighs 5 grams. Ex. Wes Parker Collection.
4.3 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm. A fine and unusual tourmaline from early-2000s finds at the Pederneira Mine. This gemmy and lustrous, well-striated, green tourmaline has interesting, interior, horizontal bands and a frosted, matte-finish, pinacoidal termination. The unusual and interesting feature is the distinctive broken and healed zone that caused the crystal to grow in a slightly different direction. Tectonic forces during crystal formation in the pegmatite caused the break. Complete-all-around and pristine.
6.1 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm. A large, 340 gram tourmaline crystal from the Little Three Mine. This is among the more robust and larger ones I have seen from this locality. It is very glassy, lustrous, well-striated and has good form. The crystal is complete-all-around and the contacting on the back is out of sight. As is typical for the locality, this one is olive-green. The crystal is more translucent than most. Old material, from the 1970s and now very hard to obtain.
5.0 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm. A totally gem crystal, pristine and complete-all-around, that just glows with color and brightness. This is from the "Rocket Pocket" named for obvious reasons. Clusters are not common here. This one still has some pocket clay on it, revealing how clean these come out in nature. Ex. Laura and Stevia Thompson Collection.
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