Tourmaline Var. Indicolite

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Barra de Salinas is famous for its classic multicolored tourmalines, most notably the scepters with red core and green tops. However, an INDICOLITE or blue tourmaline from the mine is very rare. This one shows the classic form of a Barra de Salinas tourmaline, notably the etch effects on the side that give it such sparkle and luster, but it is definitely, unquestionably BLUE except for the more typical green bottom. The top termination is shown in the middle pic. The green zone is at the base and is unterminated (although it would have, in a normal Barra de Salinas piece, formed the term atop a red core), and it comes with a custom lucite base for display as well.