Dravite-Schorl (RARE New Find - 2018)

Item Description

RARE tourmaline from a 2018 NEW FIND at this obscure Espirito Santo State locale! Tourmaline is not listed in the MINDAT locale and there are no specimens of ANY species in the locality Photo Gallery. This very sculptural 360-degree miniature cutie is Dravite-Schorl. The aesthetic, dramatically stepped parallel-growth trigonal crystals have very high luster and densely striated prism faces. The modified pyramidal termination is super lustrous. The specimen appears to be black SCHORL in some photos, depending on lighting type, background and incidence. BUT, other photographic parameters reveal the beautiful mahogany color (DRAVITE) of the piece. Specimens would have to be analysed for a definitive composition result, but are probably a combination of dravite and schorl. Complete all-around and essentially pristine. A contact on the termination, where another crystal once lay, is noted, but has only trivial bruising and adds character. 35 grams mass.