Tourmaline

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This beautiful matrix tourmaline has no repairs and is from a special pocket we call "electric purples" for the wild glowing color it takes, when backlit, across its termination. The color is a real purple, more evident in person, and not just a typical indicolite blue shade of color. Purple is Much more rare! At about a kilo in size, you can tell from that alone it is a large crystal - most of the mass here. The crystal is nearly fist-sized, 8 x 8 x 7 cm. It sits snugly against crystallized, very 3-dimensional, bladed cleavelandites, with a small sidecar tourmaline for accent. The termination is remarkably smooth to the touch, and has a matte finish. Except for the tiniest wear, the crystal is complete all around and is as close to pristine as you can ask for in a tourmaline of such size and exposure. In person, the color is more robust and the gemmy portion more broad than the photos show. These photos were taken with only minimal backlighting - with strong light, it glows.