Tourmaline

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This is from the 1972 find here, one of the few tourmaline pockets ever, from anywhere, that every tourmaline collector knows by name and date and can recognize by eyeball. They stand out from the crowd of other tourmalines found in Maine, but also in color and style are distinct, period. This one special pocket, in 1972, produced fabulous specimens, mostly with this sharply tapered termiantion and characteristic blue-green color. It is a very complete specimen, with no damage of note (just a few very minor dings and a sliding contact on a back face) and is 255 grams in mass. These are hard to come by, especially hefty big pieces with perfect terminations. the color is intense and classic, unique to the locale and the find for US tourmaline. I have seen and handled under a dozen of these for sale, of any consequence, in the last decade. Because of this rarity, I believe these Maine tourmalines to be a goo dinvestment, even more paradoxically to some, than a typical "gem tourmaline" from one of the more productive locales.