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D06-229 - Liddicoatite - $ 4500 SOLD Kelymotraka (Mandoto), Antsirabe, Madagascar small cabinet, 6.0 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm ex. Dr. Frederico Pezzotta ex. Dr. Steve Smale
Liddicoatite is a rare tourmaline varietal, seldom found in such large and gemmy crystals as this one. Also, the deep red hue is very fine on this piece: not mottled in color as they often are! The crystal is doubly terminated, with the basal termination having been healed. Translucent, with a rich, rose red color, this specimen of liddicoatite is significantly large and fine. Or it wouldnt have been in Steve's noted gem crystal collection, for a start. I exchanged it from Smale and he obtained it directly from Dr. Federico Pezzotta, in whos ecollection it also resided.
J12-507 - Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite on Quartz & Clevelandite - $ 2250 Camp Robin area, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar cabinet, 10.7 x 7.7 x 6.8 cm
This very rare matrix liddicoatite specimen features a 3.5-cm crystal , doubly-terminated, perched in a matrix of crystallized cleavelandite and quartz. The crystal is very gemmy, so that you can look into it and through most of its depth. The termination is phenomenally sharp. The display aesthetics of this very gemmy, lustrous crystal are great! Rarely do you see one on good matrix, from this classic locale. Older specimen, probably from the early 2000s and not a recent find. Joe Budd photos.
MD-117880 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam miniature, 3.3 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm.
3.3 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm. A fine Vietnamese tourmaline with the typical multi-peaked termination, combining various hues of pink and green. Fine luster all the way around and flashing off the termination. Weighs 33 grams.
MD-119698 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam thumbnail, 2.8 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm.
2.8 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm. A fine tourmaline of the flared form typical for Luc Yen, with multiple sharp, glassy terminations. The crystal is translucent, blending green and pink tones. It is complete all around. This fine crystal weighs 30 grams.
MD-119937 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam miniature, 3.3 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm.
3.3 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm. A classic Vietnamese tourmaline, with the typical tapering form, multiple terminations, and light pink and green hues. Complete and undamaged, this fine crystal weighs 20 grams.
MD-121908 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Valozoro tourmaline deposits, Ambohimahasoa District, Matsiatra Region, Camp Robin area, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar small cabinet, 5.8 x 4.7 x 0.4 cm.
5.8 x 4.7 x 0.4 cm. A beautiful slice, polished on both sides, through a large crystal of stunning, gemmy pink tourmaline, from Madagascar. Yes, this is the natural color! Looks like fine stained glass!
MD-133836 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Valozoro tourmaline deposits, Ambohimahasoa District, Matsiatra Region, Camp Robin area, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar miniature, 3.6 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm.
3.6 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm. A one-cm-thick slice through a beautiful gem liddicoatite crystal, with a gemmy light green center and pink rind. It is polished on both sides.
MD-148082 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam miniature, 3.9 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm.
3.9 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm. A fine tourmaline with the classic Luc Yen form - tapering outwards and culminating in many stepped terminations. The color is the typical blending of light green and pink hues. Complete all around and undamaged - weighs 36 grams.
MD-150553 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam thumbnail, 2.9 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm.
2.9 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm. A gorgeous "green jacket" tourmaline (with pink center), tapering outward to a striking multiple termination with perhaps a dozen different glassy peaks. Weighs 10 grams.
MD-154695 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam miniature, 3.3 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm.
3.3 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm. A Vietnamese tourmaline with the typical tapering form, culminating in a multi-peaked termination with fine, lustrous faces. It has the typical subtle pink and green tones. Weighs 30 grams.
MD-172382 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Luc Yen, Yenbai (Yen Bai) Province, Vietnam small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm.
6.1 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm. These very distinctive tapering compound crystals of tourmaline are well-known from Vietnam, but almost always as standalone crystals. This is a rare MATRIX specimen - and not only that, but the tourmaline itself is exquisite, being complete all around and attached to the matrix in such a way that it is exposed all the way around. All the sub-terminations are complete - the crystal is in extraordinary condition.
MD-173484 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Vohitrakanga pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar miniature, 3.2 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm.
3.2 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm. Liddicoatite is well-known from this locality, but this crystal has a very unusual coloration - a bright olive to bottle-green, with a darker brown tint added in towards the termination. The crystal is complete and terminated, and has fine luster. Collected by Federico Pezzotta and his team a few years ago.
MD-176285 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Vohitrakanga pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar thumbnail, 2.7 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm.
2.7 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm. An 8-gram crystal of dark bottle-green liddicoatite from Madagascar, with a perfect, transparent, lighter-green termination.
MD-195711 - Liddicoatite - - Archived Camp Robin area, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar small cabinet, 6.5 x 3.0 x 1.6 cm.
6.5 x 3.0 x 1.6 cm. A large example of the tourmaline variety liddicoatite from a find in 2006, of generally smaller crystals. Analyzed in the labs of Dr. Federico Pezzotta by Dr. Emanuele Marini, this is a true liddicoatite. It has a beautiful, unusual red color to it. The crystal is highly lustrous, and is doubly-terminated as well.
MD-207511 - Londonite, Liddicoatite, Microcline - - Archived Antsongombato gem mine, FKT Antsentsindrano, Andrembesoa Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar miniature, 4.8 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm.
4.8 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm. A superb combination specimen that includes the very rare species, londonite, the cesium-dominant analogue of rhodizite. A gemmy and lustrous, 2.1 cm, sharp londonite crystal with vivid yellow color sits atop a beautifully contrasting, lustrous, cranberry-red liddicoatite crystal on microcline matrix. It is uncommon to see both londonite and liddicoatite in such richness together in a specimen.
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