Elbaite, Schorl

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From the new find in the late fall of 2005 in Pakistan. This is a nice little specimen from the most famous Tourmaline locality in Pakistan. I have seen many Tourmaline specimens from Stak Nala for many years and the one characteristic of that many of them lacked was decent color. This crystal features several colors ranging from a slight colorless "Achroite" zone, grading into a blue-green area, then into an olive-green color, then a very dark forest-green color. The prism and pinacoid faces of the Tourmaline are rather lustrous for this material. To top it off, the crystal is associated with white "rosettes" of Albite (var. "Cleavelandite"). This is a great display piece and a wonderful pegmatite specimen from a classic locality. These pieces are becomingly increasingly difficult to find in today's market. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.