Tourmaline with excellent lepidolite - image 1
Photo by Mark Cross

Tourmaline with excellent lepidolite

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Vibrant, highly transparent tourmaline crystals on a matrix of unusually nice lepidolite. The lepidolite is reminiscent of the iconic Keke's pocket found at the Pederneira mine in the late 1990s. This one came from a more recent project in the area of Cruzeiro and Aricanga.

Product details

SpeciesElbaite, Lepidolite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions15.0 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm
Added on05/19/2025
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Aricanga mine
Repairsrepaired
Current owner
Mark Cross
Mark Cross
Tucson, Arizona, United States
3 for sale·6 sold

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