Tourmaline (multicolor)

Item Description

A parallel group of multicolored, very gemmy, lustrous, striated prismatic Tourmaline from Paprok, Afghanistan. The beautiful, well-formed, highly lustrous, pyramdial terminations on the specimen show the dark "black head" effect that is rarely seen in Tourmalines from this area, and is more commonly associated with the classic Tourmaline locality at Elba, Italy. The color then transitions downward into a vibrant green tone, then into lighter greenish-yellow color, finishing with a beautiful pink shade at the base of the crystals. No major damage outside of the base of the specimen where it was removed from the pocket wall. The upper-middle section of the piece is incredibly GEMMY (clean enough to facet gemstones) and the color is beautiful when backlit. Tourmaline is one of the few minerals found in naturally occuring multicolor crystals, and a piece like this is a wonderful example of this beloved material. Good gem Tourmalines are among the most popular minerals in the world, and good crystals like this are always The specimen weighs 18.81 grams.