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Superb bright green gem Tourmaline
- Pech, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
- Miniature, 5.0 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
- Start Time: 02/27/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 03/03/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A gorgeous, gemmy and lustrous, parallel-growth, tourmaline crystal cluster with killer, sea-green color and riveting "cityscape" architecture from Pech. The well-striated crystal is incredibly limpid and this color for Pech, is just off the charts. It glows with green glory under light. This is a rare and superb example, where the color is uniform the entire length of the crystal. Complete all-around and nearly pristine, with only trivial, barely noticeable termination wear and a broken tip on a small sidecar crystal. 17 grams. Valued at $1500-2000 and well worth it for color, rarity and gemminess. THE COLOR IS UNIQUE - in person, it shows! From a small find at Tucson 2010