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Tourmaline (sceptre)

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A sceptered tourmaline with some style! A GEM top sits atop an unusually elongated etched scepter, with a little tutu skirt around the bottom that somehow clung on as the rest of the crystal experienced solution effects in its pocket millions of years ago. The glassy and gemmy section measures approximately 2.8 cm in length. Beautiful and rare! An old specimen, ex Steve Smale collection.

Product details

SpeciesTourmaline
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.0 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Barra do Salinas District

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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