Amazonite with Tourmaline

Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral County, Nevada
Miniature, 5.1 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 04/14/2016 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/21/2016 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This locality is obviously best known for it's attractive Topaz crystals, which are some of the best from the United States, but this classic granitic pegmatite has also produced some attractive soft green Amazonite specimens. This piece features a sharp, notably lustrous, well-formed pale blue-green Amazonite crystals which is associated with thin acicular prismatic black Tourmaline (Schorl) to create a very pretty dual-tone colored specimen. A really cool display piece of NON-Colorado Amazonite from this famous locality near Hawthorne.

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