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Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite), Lepidolite

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A fine cluster of doubly-terminated indicolite tourmalines with a bed of lavender lepidolite crystals from recent finds at the Pederneira Mine. The gemmy and lustrous, well-striated crystals have beautiful teal-blue bodies and the pyramidal termination is light olive-green. The two adjacent crystals have broken terminations. The basal termination is broken, healed and is overgrown with some lepidolites. The gemminess, color and specimen form make this a highly representative and excellent example of the species and noted locale. Weighs 18 grams.

Product details

SpeciesTourmaline, Indicolite, Lepidolite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.2 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Pederneira mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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