added on 10/23/2024

Elbaite

Another very difficult to find tourmaline from Southern California is this specimen from the Cota mine. The only elbaite I've seen available from this mine, the piece came out prior to 1975. The crystal has a rich dark olive green color with one of the sharpest and most unique terminations possible on a tourmaline. Ex. Ed Ruggiero and Kevin Brown collections.

Locality

Cota Mine, Mesa Grande, California, USA

Species

Tourmaline, Elbaite

SizeMiniature

Comments

Known provenance

Date

Owner

Price

Note

2024/08

Unknown

Not disclosed

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Unknown

The Arkenstone

Not disclosed

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2024/08UnknownNot disclosed—

UnknownThe ArkenstoneNot disclosed—

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