Elbaite
Unknown Owner
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A very sculptural and aesthetic, two-crystal tourmaline specimen from recent finds at the Pederniera Mine. The bodies of the gemmy and lustrous crystals are a beautiful, variable, teal-blue and green. The unretouched backlit photo highlights the cranberry-red core of the lower part of the main crystal. The lustrous termination of the upright crystal is broken, but healed, and has a really interesting tourmaline "bill" projecting off of one edge. The backside of the upright crystal is contacted, but has no damage, per se and is highlighted by a thin sheet of cleavelandite and two small clusters of pink lepidolite. The termination on the secondary crystal is broken.
Product details
SpeciesElbaite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.5 x 4.1 x 1.9 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Pederneira mine
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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