Tourmaline Cluster with Lepidolite (floater)
Unknown Owner
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Unusually, we have here a complete floating cluster of tourmalines that must have grown in a nest of lepidolite, without real contacts to any matrix or other crystals. It is like a floating bowtie of crystals, all terminated and intact 360 degrees. Some terminations are not as shiny or smooth, but they are terminated and not broken. This is a rare occurrence, especially to be preserved without repairs, as they formed hundreds of millions of years ago! Older material, though how old we cannot say.
Product details
SpeciesTourmaline, Lepidolite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.5 x 4.9 x 3.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Cruzeiro mine
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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