Tourmaline

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This is a well formed elbaite crystal that is glassy and gemmy - with a superb hot pink color that is just stunning. I have never seen quite this color in an Afghani tourmaline. It is more like a Crayola magic marker hue, than a normal "rubellite" hue. It is also wreathed by white albite, for accent - a PERFECT competition-level gem tourmaline crystal. So few tourmalines really are world class thumbnails... many are just small. there is a distinct barrier for entry to go from being just a "thumbnail specimen" to being a "killer specimen that happens also to be a thumbnail and therefore IS a world class thumbnail." This one, its a killer. Joe Budd photos