Tourmaline on Quartz With Cleavelandite - image 1

Tourmaline on Quartz With Cleavelandite

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Stak Nala produced mostly in the 1980s, but has given up occasional pockets for the last 25 years. The style is very distinct, and at its best very aesthetic as well. The most classic examples from here, such as this, have multicolored tourmalines embedded in matrix. Usually that matrix is a bit of quartz and a lot of cleavelandite matrix. This one, however, has reversed that trend and consits of two tourmaline sto just over 5 cm (2 inches) long, perched on the quartz, and with only minor cleavelandite in association. Some purplish lepidolite mica shooting out in places is a definite bonus, as well. This piece is elegant, and complete all around 360 degrees. The pink prism terminations here are sharp, and grade into other color zones below. And, those terminations, combined with the overall style, are unique to this locality. from the well-known tourmaline collection of Klaus Neumann. 155 grams.Joe Budd Photos