$3,000Median
238Sold (12 mo)
$750Last sale
Recent salesSee more
Tourmaline (“blue cap” variety)
3
Do you know Barry & Beth Kitt?
Invite them to claim this profile and join EarthWonders.
Help improve this record
No owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.
Tourmaline (“blue cap” variety), 14 cm, from the 1972 “blue-cap” pocket found by Ed Swoboda and Bill Larson in the Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Illustrated on the cover of Wayne Thompson’s 2007 “Ikons” supplement. Ex collections of Dave Wilber, Steve Smale, Gene Meieran and Wayne Thompson. James Elliott photo, Fine Minerals International.
Product details
SpeciesTourmaline
SizeCabinet
Dimensions14.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, California, Tourmaline Queen Mine
Publications
- Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 152
Previous owners
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | Wayne Thomson | Not disclosed |
| — | Gene Meieran | Not disclosed |
| — | Steve Smale | Not disclosed |
| — | Dave Wilber | Not disclosed |
Learn more
Mineral guide
Comments