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MD-23643
Tourmaline, Lepidolite
Pederneira claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 5.6 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
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A very rich specimen with tourmaline crystals to 7 cm embedded in lepidolite matrix. The tourmalines are forest green in color and they have an odd, silky luster to them that is hard to capture. There are some smaller broken crystals, but the 2 major ones are pristine and terminated. 14 x 10.1 x 6.3

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