Bi-colored Tourmaline, Cleavelandite & Lepidolite ex Obodda

Item Description

A beautifully elegant combination specimen from the most famous tourmaline locality in Pakistan. The gemmy and lustrous, bi-colored tourmaline is dramatically and aesthetically partially cloaked with pearlescent, bladed cleavelandite crystals covered with nubby, tan lepidolites and a nifty, tiny tourmaline crystal. The lower portion of the tourmaline is schorl with a thin, olive-green, outer rind followed by a narrow, transluent, bottle-green 2 mm section. Sharply above is the gemmy, starkly contrasting very soft baby pink to nearly achroite termination zone. The well-striated prism faces are highly lustrous. The gemminess is excellent and the sharp color zoning is breathtaking. This is a superb display piece and a wonderful pegmatite specimen from a classic locality. These pieces are becomingly increasingly difficult to find in today's market, especially in this quality. This super miniature dates to the 1980s finds. Complete all-around and nearly pristine, with only one tiny spot of termination edge wear. This is a very fine thumbnail. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock, who brought most of these to market. Choice! Valued at $350.