Elbaite

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This is a classic, old style Himalaya tourmaline with extremely good glassiness and transparency to it (despite its thickness). It was found in the so-called Ralph Potter days, predating the modern era of business-oriented and systematic specimen mining here from the mid 1970s. The glassiness and transparent termination seen when looking downward are characteristics of the period. The crystal is complete-all-around, though there is a shallow ding on a back edge of the termination, and a few other small instances of edge wear on it. The green zone at the cap, intense from the sides, is surprisingly not so green when you look from the top, downward into the depth of the crystal. Weighs approximately 50 grams. Ex. Graw Collection.