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Specimen: Standard Gallery: Standard
Adamite on Limonite
Adamite on Limonite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Datolite with Quartz
Datolite with Quartz
Dalnegorsk, Primorskij Kraj, Russia
Quartz, var. Herkimer Diamond
Quartz, var. Herkimer Diamond
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Herkimer County, New York
Opal (rough and cut)
Opal (rough and cut)
Shoa Province, Ethiopia
Smithsonite
Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Merelani Mine, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Tourmaline Var. Bi-color Elbaite

Tourmaline Var. Bi-color Elbaite

sold
Locality
Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Minerals
Elbaite
Dimensions
7.3 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
TOURM46

This tourmaline was the best from a kilo parcel I acquired back in 2003, when gem tourmalines were so much more plentiful on the market. It weighs 33 grams. It is fully terminated without damage and has several small complete sidecar crystals. It exhibits the classice pink bottom, then apple green midsection with a pink cap. The current wholesale pricing on this crystal from Pakistani dealers is $30 per gram. 

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