Elbaite

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A beautiful, complexly arranged cluster of evergreen-colored gem tourmalines, from this classic locale. There is no repair to this cluster. All major crystals are intact, complete, and doubly-terminated in the upper portion of the specimen. Only the bottom of the "pedestal" crystal was connected to the matrix that this grew from. Jackstraw clusters of tourmaline like this are uncommon, especially without repairs. The color here is a dark, beautiful green. Not pastel but more evergreen in hue. luster is very good, all around, especially on the particularly glassy flat terminations of the major crystals. Note that the more slender crystal pointing up has a pyramidal termination in contrast to the flat terminations on the others. I find this interesting - two terminations on crystals within the same cluster in the same pocket. Weighs 93 grams. Ex. Saller collection of Germany.