Tourmaline

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A massive, 640 -gram tourmaline crystal among the fatter ones I have seen from this locality, with a good form to it, and very little damage (mostly minor wear, to the back edges). As typical for the locality, these are dark, dark green. However they are translucent if you put a strong light to them. As with others, the top 5 mm or so of this piece glow a diffuse olive green when strongly lit from above. Being fatter than others, the core here is also darker in proportion. It is, for the size and girth, an important sized crystal at a reasonable price as far as they go. Old material, now hard to obtain.