Pink Tourmaline
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Fine quality specimens such as this have become increasingly difficult to obtain. This is a hefty, large trigonal crystal of true pink tourmaline graduating from lighter at the top to deeper at the base. The termination is glossy and lustrous and there is a smaller conjoined crystal at the base as well as a druzy layering of lepidolite, weighing approximately 395.6 grams. Measures 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in
Offered on a custom-fitted acrylic base
Fine quality specimens such as this have become increasingly difficult to obtain. This is a hefty, large trigonal crystal of true pink tourmaline graduating from lighter at the top to deeper at the base. The termination is glossy and lustrous and there is a smaller conjoined crystal at the base as well as a druzy layering of lepidolite, weighing approximately 395.6 grams. Measures 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in
Offered on a custom-fitted acrylic base
Sold for
US$ 16,250
inc. premium
Category: Natural History
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