Fluor-uvite - Uvite Series (Tourmaline) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)

Item Description

This material for many years, was labeled as Uvite Tourmaline. Now these crystals are defined as being part of the Fluor-uvite - Uvite series. Unfortunately the two species cannot be distinguished visually. With that said, it appears that most pieces that were labeled previous as Uvite are likely to be Fluor-uvite, but we are labeling these specimens going forward as Fluor-uvite - Uvite series. This thumbnail sized piece features fine quality, prismatic and compressed trigonal crystals of a rich red color with high luster and excellent gemminess associated with minor colorless Magnesite, and no matrix. The Fluor-uvite - Uvite crystals measure up to 1.4 cm, and they look beautiful up close and especially with some backlight. A good quality thumbnail of these world-class "Uvite" crystals. From the collection of Brian Kosnar.