SOLD
TUC10-340
Elbaite Tourmaline
Gowinggo Mine, Kail, Azad, Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
SOLD
I had the chance to cherry-pick pieces from a small pocket of this new, pink, glassy tourmaline from a find in the fall of 2009. This is one of the largest good crystals I saw, and is 93 grams. It is transparent in its upper 80% and translucent below. It is complete all around. The termination is also complete, and decorated with a little outgrowth (not damage). It is hard to convey in photos, but the color here really is quite different than normal for other Pakistani and Afghani locales. It is a combination of color and luster, more like Nepalese material. This is clearly from a "new " locality and visually, in person, this is more evident - we do not often see large, somewhat different tourmalines, from new locales such as this! Comes with custom lucite base for display