Elbaite, Tourmaline

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An old specimen (from the 70's) from an unusual African locality, and a FINE one: this is a big, fat, gemmy crystal (though fairly dark so it is harder to see the gemminess) of a bottle-green color. It has a very unusual termination, with three glassy faces divided by thrree frosted ones. The crystal is complete all around, and weighs a substantial 60 grams. A hard one to obtain, for the tourmaline collector out there - sat in a collection for decades until recently. ex Ruggiero collection 5.4 x 2.7 x 2.6cm