Tourmaline (multicolor crystal)

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This is a nice specimen from the most famous Tourmaline locality in Pakistan. I have seen many Tourmaline specimens from Stak Nala for many years and the one characteristic of that many of them lacked was decent color. This crystal features several colors ranging from a bright pink color which gives way to dark olive-greens and very dark green (nearly black) shades at the base of the crystal. To top it off, the crystal is associated with a beautiful "flower" of Albite var: Cleavelandite flaring off the side. The prism of the Tourmaline is rather lustrous for this material, but the termination is just as lustrous, which is NOT common for these crystals. A wonderful little pegmatite specimen from a classic locality. These piece are becomingly increasingly difficult to find in today's market.