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Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite
- Ofiki, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Toenail, 3.1 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
- Start Time: 03/18/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/25/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A rare, banded, multi-colored, liddicoatite crystal from the Irv Brown Thumbnail Collection and an uncommon Nigerian locale - Ofiki, Oyo State. This cute rarity ranges from grass green, to teal-blue, to nearly coloress, to a nifty pink band, to very light green. The lighter end is broken and has a gem nodule and the other end is partially terminated and partially bruised. Very seldom on the market. 8.83 carats.