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Tourmaline (large for locale)
- Little Three Mine, Ramona Dist., San Diego Co., California
- Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm
- Start Time: 10/08/2009 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/15/2009 6:56:57 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A large, 340 gram tourmaline crystal from the famous Little Three Mine. This is among the fatter and larger ones I have seen from this locality. It is very glassy, lustrous, well-striated and has good form. The crystal is complete all-around and the contacting on the back is out of sight. As is typical for the locality, this one is olive-green. The crystal is more translucent than most, as the frontlit photos show. Old material, from the 1970s and now very hard to obtain.