Tourmaline, Quartz, and Cleavelandite - image 1

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Tourmaline, Quartz, and Cleavelandite

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A truly fantastic LARGE specimen of elbaite, and associations, which is very uncommon for this locale! The color of the crystals is a hot magenta red color; and it is interesting because of its parallel-growth crystals, all terminated. A sharp quartz crystal sits at the base, for the important touch. An extraordinary example of the species, from a difficult to acquire locality, this is classic old "siberite," as it was once called by European royalty who collected minerals. The piece was found in the late 1990s. 850 grams