Elbaite Tourmaline

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A MAJOR tourmaline crystal from this old and incredibly desirable locality which for the most part produced cutting and carving material in such demand that crystals of this size were simply cut up.... The piece has incredibly glassy luster and a transparent termination you can look down into for over 1 cm through the purple and green layers. The coloring is INTENSE. It is not priced as much as you might think because there is minor edge wear and the back has some contact damage which causes the price to drop accordingly. Still and all, its impressive as a display piece and as a COunty tourmaline.