$4,000Median
15Sold (12 mo)
$3,000Last sale
Morganite from Tourmaline Queen Mine, Pala, San Diego County California USA
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Peach colored Morganite crystal on a matrix of Lepidolite, Tourmaline and Albite. Recovered about 1973-1974. Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, California, United States. From the John Barlow Collection (#0445) and Fisher/Kureczka Collections and it was also featured in the "Blue Cap Tourmaline" case at the 2008 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show for American Mineral Treasures Exhibit. (see labels). It has been published in at least 6 publications. Now in the Wentzell Mineral Trust Collection. Prior MIN-ID#: RE3-WRW.
Dimensions: 7.1 cm x 5.4 cm x 3.4 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 3.5 cm
Product details
SpeciesMorganite, Tourmaline, Lepidolite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.1 x 5.4 x 3.4 cm
Added on10/07/2025
LocalityUSA, California, Tourmaline Queen Mine
Publications
- Mineralogical Record Mineralogical Record, V39#3 (May-June 2008) page 188
- Lapis Beryl and its Color Varieties page 35
- Sanco The F. John Barlow Mineral Collection
- Christian Weise Verlag, Munich Kalifornien, Extralapis 50 page 78
Current owner
Watertown, South Dakota, United States
Previous owners
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | John Barlow | Not disclosed |
John Barlow Collection (#0445) | ||
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Mineral guide
Learn about Morganite
pink to peach beryl with glassy hexagonal prisms; valued for pastel color, sizable crystals on matrix, and classic pegmatite localities.
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