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Gem bi-colored Tourmaline & Stilbite (RARE combo)
- Hyakule, Sankhuwasabha District, Kosi Zone, Nepal
- Thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
- Start Time: 07/28/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/02/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A very RARE and elegant tourmaline combination from this well-known Nepal locale. A gorgeous gem, multi-hued, 2.3 cm tourmaline is beautifully set in RARE stilbite. The very glassy well-striated crystal has a lovely orange body with fantastic pink and light green sections. The astounding and RARE stilbite bowite is 1.8 cm. MINDAT does not list stilbite in their database for Nepal. Few Hyakule specimens come to the market; they trickle out over the years, most from old stashes. Most were recovered in the 1950s and 1960s. A UNIQUE and adorable thumbnail combination from the Irv Brown Thumbnail Collection!
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