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Tourmaline

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This is another fine sceptered elbaite miniature, displaying an etched, pink, basal section and a gemmy, rich green, lustrous, upper portion, culminating in a fine pyramididal termination. Steve Smale obviously cherry picked all the miniature size scepters from this find.

Product details

SpeciesTourmaline
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.1 x 0.9 x 0.3 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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Tourmaline from Barra Do Salinas District, Brazil
from Barra do Salinas District, Brazil — elbaite with green-pink zoning, scepter terminations, and Barra-style clarity prized by collectors.
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