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Tourmaline Crystal

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Rocks, Fossils & Minerals Start Price:4,875.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Tourmaline Crystal
<B> TOURMALINE</B></I> <B>CRYSTAL</B></I><BR><BR> <I>Pech, Konar, Nuristan, Afghanistan</B></I><BR>This excellent single crystal of bi-colored tourmaline from this remote corner of Asia, sports a pastel pink base, transitioning to a gemmy, grass-green center section and terminating in a light pink tip. The faces are very sharp and glassy with prominent vertical striations. There are a few tiny inclusions of clevelandite, otherwise no matrix or other minerals. It measures 2 ¼ x 7/8 inch in diameter. Ex Gene & Roz Meieran Collection.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)