SOLD
PALA-359
Tourmaline
Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA
Miniature, 4.7 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
Ex. William (Bill) Larson
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A classic blue indicolite, found probably prior to the 1960s when this mine was famous for such crystals. Nicely translucent with strong backlighting, dark without - but this is typical. In fact, it was material like this they were looking for when Larson and Swoboda went remining here in 1972 and hit the famous bluecap pockets. 97 grams.