Tourmaline on Cleavelandite

Item Description

The world-famous Pederneira Mine of Brazil has produced an incredible and beautiful variety of toumalines during its long productive history. This amazing and very aesthetic piece highlights the forces of nature in a pegmatite. The superbly placed, 4.4 cm, gemmy and lustrous, highly striated, teal-green toumaline crystal was totally sheared in half by pocket forces, but remains attached to the beautifully complimentary, pearlescent, bladed cleavelandite crystals. Close examination of the sheared zone reveals that both halves of tourmaline healed and began renewed growth! The lower section has a raspberry-red, inner core. The pyramidal termination is lightly etched. The contacted watermelon tourmalines in the background, at the top, actually add character, in my estimation. A lovely and unusual matrix tourmaline from this renowned locale. No repairs. Valued at $1200-1500.