Tourmaline (Blue Cap)

This is a fat, squat crystal of tourmaline exhibiting a rare blue cap termination.In fact, it is purple and blue, with really nice color patterns that are more subtle in person than they appear in photos. The crystal is remarkably gemmy and transslucent for one so fat in width. It is complete alla round, with all sides lustrous and capped by the matte surface on top. The matrix is purple, sparkling lepidolite and an attached, partial tourmaline crystal (that side crystal is broken, but was broken in situ long ago and is not a fresh break). It is extremely rare to see these come back on the market now, as they all came out in a trickle some time ago, from just a few pockets (as I recall, mostly between 2000-2005). Joe Budd photos

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Product details

Species

Tourmaline

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions10.0 x 7.4 x 5.3 cm

Locality

Afghanistan, Nuristan, Mawi pegmatite

Added on10/23/2024

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Known provenance

2024/08