Tourmaline with Cleavelandite

Item Description

Multicolored tourmaline from this region is still recognizable today, if and when they turn up for sale - this is a classic from the famous old finds of the 1980s, into the 1990s, of multicolored gemmy tourmaline crystals floating in these gorgeous nests of bladed white cleavelandite! This is a particularly good example, really typical of those famous finds. Although material is still found here, the modern material lacks the size, style, and gemminess of the past. This specimen has a particularly dramatic color contrast with the pronounced pink termination on one end, and the green cap on the other, both showing beautifully. A rare quality, and complete all around. For overall size, balance, and exposure of the fine terminations, this would have to rank highly. It is old material, from the dealer stock of Herb Obodda, which we had bought out. Valued $5000-plus.