Liddicoatite from Madagascar - image 1
Photo by Freddy MARTY

Liddicoatite from Madagascar

Liddicoatite: mono cristal

Befisiotra

MADAGASCAR

Product details

SpeciesLiddicoatite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.0 x 5.0 cm
Added on05/23/2026
LocalityMadagascar
RepairsNon

Current owner

Freddy MARTY
Freddy MARTY
Sud-Ouest, France
Member since 2026

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Tourmaline
Mineral guide
Learn about Liddicoatite
diverse mineral group famed for rainbow colors and elongated prisms; prized for color variety, rarity, and strong collector appeal.
Tourmaline
Regional guide
Tourmaline from Madagascar, Madagascar
Madagascar is one of the great names in tourmaline collecting, not because it produced the most tourmaline, but because it produced some of the most visually distinctive tourmaline ever cut, polished, and held to the light. The classic Malagasy material is the calcium-rich lithium tourmaline long known to collectors as liddicoatite: thick crystals and slices with triangular growth sectors, radiating three-rayed red stars, watermelon-like cores, yellow-green rims, smoky brown skins, and stacked oscillatory zones that look more architectural than accidental.
Locality guide
Madagascar
central highlands pegmatites yield tourmaline, spodumene, beryl and rarities; prized for color zoning and cross-sections.