Superb DT tourmalines w/ Cleavelandite

Item Description

These elbaites were first mined in the mid to late 1980's and were found in profusion. One must look diligently to find this quality in today's market - and this would have been a stellar miniature even at the time they came out! The two, highly lustrous, translucent, doubly terminated crystals are multi-hued, grading from pretty pink to dark green, to gemmy light green, to a thin pink zone, to bluish-purple terminations. One side is aesthetically accented by bladed stark white, cleavelandite. Most such specimens are larger - there are very few, especially complete doubly-terminated crystals in matrix, of miniature size. I think I can really say that this HAS to be among the best miniatures, period, for the find. To this day, this pocket remains memorable and unique in its aspect. Valued at $1500