Bi-colored gemmy Tourmaline w/ Lepidolite (2009 Find)

Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm
Start Time: 01/19/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/23/2014 6:34:06 pm (CST)
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Item Description

The famous pegmatites at Virgem da Lapa produced a striking recent find of tourmalines around Christmas, 2009. The body of this gemmy and lustrous, flattened prism is a pleasing bottle-green with a striking, contrasting, teal-blue zone. The lustrous complex pyramidal termination is opaque super dark green. The glassy, striated prism faces are very lightly frosted. Sharp lepidolite crystals at the base are a very nifty accent. Complete all-around pristine. A beautiful, highly representative tourmaline from the recent find. 6 grams mass. Valued at $500.

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