Tourmaline With Topaz And Cleavelandite
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A monster crystal at 1200 grams, this is a complexly-terminated tourmaline intergrown with topaz on its termination. It is a HUGE crystal, with no repairs - which is remarkable for this mine. Not the most beautiful, but an important and large museum-sized specimen from an important locale. It is apparently from the earliest period of mining here circa 1910, according to Bill Larson: "it predates Louis Spaulding and the modern era as I got it from an old collector in Encinitas back in the 1960's, exchanged with cut tourmalines I mined. It was presumed to be from the 1910 period there."
Product details
SpeciesTopaz, Tourmaline, Cleavelandite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.5 x 8.0 x 7.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, California, Little Three Mine
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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Mineral guide
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hard, glassy orthorhombic crystals from pegmatites and rhyolites; colors range from colorless to pink; sharp terminations aid identification, localitie…Regional guide
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