Tourmaline with feldspar

Item Description

A highly unusual crystal for this mine, in its habit, this is a beautiful, unrepaired Pederneira tourmaline. It LOOKS more like material from Sao Jose da Safira or old Golconda in style, and yet the color zoning and pattern is totally Pederneira. As well, it was collected recently there. The colors are intense when backlit, among the best green you can ask for in tourmaline in the middle zone of the crystal. The complex termination, again, is unusual for the mine but not unattractive. Valued $900. 69 grams