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Mineral Specimens with Elbaite
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A fine Paprok gem elbaite, grading from pink, to green, to a glassy, gemmy pink again at the fine termination. 3.9 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
This cluster is not only elegant in form, due to the fine tapering effect you see here and its wonderful symmetry; but moreover is important because of the smoothly and deeply contrasting colors and the rare, glassy termination. 80 grams weight 8.6 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
2.7 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
2.5 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
2.3 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
1.9 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
3.1 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm
2.7 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm
This 7-inch-tall is complete and pristine! It exhibits the classic multicolored hues that Paprok is famous for. It weighs about 1150 grams, and is very robust and thick. It stands naturally on its flat base. 17.3 x 6.7 x 6.2 cm
A good pink elbaite attractive combination piece featuring a 9 x 3.75 x 3 cm crystal perched dramatically next to a slightly smoky quartz, with both showing free-standing terminations unencumbered of the other. The smoky has a slight chip out of the back, but is otherwise complete all around! The tourmaline is pristine except at its junction to the quartz in the lower half on one side. 17.6 x 10.8 x 8.1 cm
The translucent, blue-to-purple termination splits off into many little terminations, with lepidolite nestled between the points!. The indicolite itself grows out of a giant schorl body, which seems to be dark and is probably in reality a very dense indicolite. The termination is accented by the flanking cleavelandite blades, the purplish lepidolite, and the presence of a large quartz crystal which is intergrown with the tourmaline. 12.3 x 10.6 x 9.5 cm
This gemmy, 6-inch tourmaline is that rare thing from Brazil, a LARGE AND UNREPAIRED indicolite! It is gemmy, if not gem quality, and translucent throughout with large transparent zones as well. The color is a very rich green grading into blue, and it gets gemmier at the termination. The piece is miraculously unrepaired - almost unheard of for a Brazilian tourmaline of this size, today. It is the best specimen brought to market from a remarkable find at this old location, digging into the same deposits which yielded fantastic crystals 40 years ago. Hence, its illustration as a surprising example of what was found. The accent of quartz at the base really makes it and adds to the appeal. 16.4 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
A rare bright pink elbaite on matrix! The tourmaline is pristine and free of damage, complete all around except only a small bit on the backside. The size of the tourmaline is 10 x 5 x 4.5 cm. The smoky quartz is pristine and free of damage, complete all around . The delicate accent of the "v" of 2 gem tourmalines of entirely different habit at its base, makes this piece special and truly elegant. There is a third, small, pink tourmaline between the "v" crystals, which is reflective of the large crystal atop in form. 12 x 11 x 7 cm
ex. Dr. Eugene Meieran
The alternating colors of light pink and orange and amber hues, along with the incredible transparency and dramatic sparkling effect of some in situ etching, make this elbaite pencil a thing of unique beauty. These pastel colors are rarely associated with such a gemmy crystal of tourmaline, in my experience. In person, it is more obvious , how unusual it is! BETTER IN PERSON!
When this mining area was in its heyday in the 1970’s, it produced the world’s finest blue topaz, and hydroxyl-herderite. Much less known were fine elbaite crystals like this translucent, lustrous indicolite specimen. An eye pleasing blue-green color along with a sculptural quality depicted by the multiple, terminated, side car crystals, highlights this specimen. It is very hefty and unusually large for a Virgem de Lapa piece. The back or non-viewing side does have some damage, but does not affect the quality of the specimen. It is a very cheap price for such a large, unrepaired tourmaline!!!
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