Liddicoatite from Madagascar

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Tourmaline

Befiosotra, South Center, Madagascar

3.0x1.5x1.6cm

Comes with a beveled acrylic base and a laminated ID card

Product details

SpeciesLiddicoatite

SizeMiniature

Dimensions3.0 x 1.5 x 1.6 cm

Weight15.5 grams

Added on05/23/2025

LocalityMadagascar

Owners

Unknown Owner

Acquired: Dec 2025

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Mineral guide

Learn about Liddicoatite

diverse mineral group famed for rainbow colors and elongated prisms; prized for color variety, rarity, and strong collector appeal.

Regional guide

Tourmaline from Madagascar, Madagascar

Madagascar is one of the great names in tourmaline collecting, not because it produced the most tourmaline, but because it produced some of the most visually distinctive tourmaline ever cut, polished, and held to the light. The classic Malagasy material is the calcium-rich lithium tourmaline long known to collectors as liddicoatite: thick crystals and slices with triangular growth sectors, radiating three-rayed red stars, watermelon-like cores, yellow-green rims, smoky brown skins, and stacked oscillatory zones that look more architectural than accidental.

Locality guide