An unusually glassy and very gemmy tourmaline for this classic old locale! Seldom do you see crystals with such transparency and glassy luster. The entire crystal is translucent at least, with over 2.3 really considered transparent. The color is a little more pink than maroon, for the pegmatites here. For a miniature, one usually can only get skinny singles or flattish crystal tips from this location. This piece, robust and a full miniature, really jumped out at me. 105 grams. Joe Budd photos