MUN13-1145 - Rhodochrosite With Manganite

N'Chwaning I Mine, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Miniature, 4.9 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm

These treasured red jewels from the late 1970s and early 1980s finds here only turn up in old collections. This is a very balanced, 3-dimensional miniature with superb aesthetics and the best rich, cherry-red color. Unlike most of them which are rather damaged (due to the time they were collected, g... Click For More Information

DEN13-960A - Tourmaline Var. Liddicoatite

Camp Robin, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Large Cabinet, 21.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm

Liddicoatites from this locality represent the classic style for complexly patterned slices, showing the amazingly subtle gradations of color banding that occurs in these chemically-rich tourmalines as one moves up and down their length. This particular crystal is said to be the largest crystal o... Click For More Information

TUC115-301 - Tourmaline

Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Cabinet, 15.0 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm

Himalaya tourmalines are known for being broken in situ, and repaired. It just goes with the territory, as the pegmatite was severely disrupted and shocked over the tens of millions of years since it formed. There are few large tourmalines from this mine and district which do not contain repairs. Ho... Click For More Information