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Tourmaline

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A sharp Schorl crystal. High luster and superb form make it great for a miniature schorl, and the sharp pincoid termination stands out as unusual among schorls, many of which seem to have flat terminations, it seems. Carl Davis bought this from Wards in the 1950s. 5.0 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm

Product details

SpeciesTourmaline
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityMadagascar

Known provenance

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

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Tourmaline from Madagascar, Madagascar
Madagascar is one of the great names in tourmaline collecting, not because it produced the most tourmaline, but because it produced some of the most visually distinctive tourmaline ever cut, polished, and held to the light. The classic Malagasy material is the calcium-rich lithium tourmaline long known to collectors as liddicoatite: thick crystals and slices with triangular growth sectors, radiating three-rayed red stars, watermelon-like cores, yellow-green rims, smoky brown skins, and stacked oscillatory zones that look more architectural than accidental.