- MD-265761
- Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite), Quartz, Lepidolite
- Cruzeiro mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
- Cabinet, 15.9 x 7.0 x 4.6 cm
- SOLD
A 3.2-cm-long indicolite blue tourmaline is perched atop an elongated, sharply terminated quartz point. The tourmaline is terminated atop, though broken off on its bottom end. Sparkling purple lepidolite decorates the lower half the of the quartz (which is nearly a floater). Weighs 456 grams.
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