Tourmaline - Brazil, São José da Safira

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Tourmaline
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ColorsGreen
SizeLarge
Dimensions12.8 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
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Description
This is a likely older cluster of crystals from the famous Chiá Mine, in Brazil's tourmaline rich districts of Minas Gerais. It features a diverging spray of multicolored crystals and masses 90 grams. Dramatic and 3-dimensional, it stands elegantly in a case. It is repaired (3-4 times, with restorations at the site of the repairs — cleanly done but evident under UV light), and hence the lower price for a tourmaline of this visual impact. Associated with minor purple lepidolite.
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Unknown owner
Purchase
Richardson, Texas, USA

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