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Lot 8225

Multi-color Tourmaline Crystal in Matrix

4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
Los Angeles

US$12,000 - US$15,000

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Multi-color Tourmaline Crystal in Matrix

Paprook, Nuristan,
Afghanistan

A sculptural specimen with tremendous presence—standing fully three-dimensionally and viewable from all sides. Featuring a substantial well-formed individual crystal of multi-color tourmaline, measuring 3 ½ inches across and 3 ½ inches high, graduating from pink at the base to deep blue indicolite at the center, with a cap of pink. Perched at the edge of an immense feldspar matrix covered by a scattering of lepidolite with associates of quartz—and having a superb architectural form, Measuring 13 x 8 x 6in overall.

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