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Dioptase
Dioptase
Altyn-Tyube, Karagandy Oblast, Kazakhstan
Olmiite on matrix
Olmiite on matrix
N Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, Republic of South Africa
Opal (polished)
Opal (polished)
Jalisco, Mexico
Smithsonite
Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sphalerite on Quartz
Sphalerite on Quartz
Shuikoushan Lead/Zinc Mine, Chaling, Hunan Province, China
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Merelani Mine, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Tourmaline Var. Indicolite

Tourmaline Var. Indicolite

sold
Locality
Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Minerals
Elbaite
Dimensions
8 x 2.3 x 2 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
TOURM48

Paprok does produce indicolite from time to time. This crystal was mined in the mid to late 1990's. It exhibits a rich blue color to its core. The termination is a light blue color with a simple termination on the primary crystal and complex termination on the integrated side crystal. The two crystals grew together and even bent together, there is an amazing "stripe"/fault line mid-crystal where a shift occurred in the growth line, and it slightly changed its direction of growth. It has a bright luster, and is without damage. It's priced below $12 per gram.

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