Tourmaline With Pyrite Cap

From a find in 1984, this is a unique tourmaline with PYRITE in association! When do you see that?! The tourmaline is good on its own. It is a very impressive gem tourmaline with intense color, as you can see. The pyrite was found covering these, completely, and had to be picked away with small tools. Sometimes bits of tourmaline flake away with the pyrite cap when this is done. I did the work myself and a tiny sliver of the tourm did come off (I repaired it back on to the rear of the termination), but it is completely covered by the pyrite cap in any case... which is loose, and removable as you wish, as you can see by comparing the top two pics. The pyrite cap itself, that covered the termination, is intact and is removable so you can take it on and off the tourmie as you wish. A very unusual talking piece, from a single unique pocket!

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Product details

Species

Tourmaline, Pyrite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions5.5 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm

Locality

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Pederneira mine

Added on10/23/2024

Comments

Known provenance

2024/08