Elbaite

A 25-gram, brilliantly colorful crystal from the so-called "lipstick pocket" which Steve Smale obtained en masse while teaching math in Brazil in the 1980s, and brought back to trade and sell ever since. However, he long ago parted with the lesser pieces and this was a final miniature in his miniature tourmaline gem crystal suites. It has a riveting, totally gemmy core body of green grading to a light blue color in the middle, then to a lavender hue as you approach the termination, and finally to the intense cranberry cap. It is pristine, and complete-all-around, except only a small contact point in the back where a minor secondary crystal was attached in the pocket. Ex. Steve Smale Collection.

Unknown Owner

Product details

Species

Elbaite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions6.2 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm

Locality

Brazil, Minas Gerais, Cruzeiro mine

Added on10/23/2024

Comments

Known provenance

2024/08