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Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite), Quartz, Lepidolite

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A 3.2-cm-long indicolite blue tourmaline is perched atop an elongated, sharply terminated quartz point. The tourmaline is terminated atop, though broken off on its bottom end. Sparkling purple lepidolite decorates the lower half the of the quartz (which is nearly a floater). Weighs 456 grams.

Product details

SpeciesTourmaline, Quartz, Indicolite, Lepidolite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions15.9 x 7.0 x 4.6 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Cruzeiro mine

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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