Tourmaline (multicolor) Back to Collection Liquidation Auctions - end Feb 25 - Part II

• Starting Time:2/18/2010 06:45:00 PM(CST)
• Ending Time:2/25/2010 06:45:00 PM(CST)

• Time Left:Auction Is Closed

• Start Bid:$10
• Reserve Bid:$10
• Current Bid:$111
• Size:Toenail
• Size Description:3.1 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm

Description:From the new find in the late Fall of 2005 in Pakistan. This is a very nice specimen from the most famous Tourmaline locality in Pakistan. I have seen many Tourmaline specimens from Stak Nala for many years and the one characteristic of that many of them lacked was decent color. This crystal features several colors ranging from a thin colorless ("Achroite") zone at the termination, then a beautiful yellow-green color, then into an olive-green color, then a very dark forest-green color. To top it off, the crystal is associated with a beautiful "flower" of Albite var: Cleavelandite flaring off the side. The prism of the Tourmaline is rather lustrous for this material, but the termination is just as lustrous, which is NOT common for these crystals. This is a great display piece and a wonderful pegmatite specimen from a classic locality. These piece are becomingly increasingly difficult to find in today''s market.