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Tourmaline (from China!) 
Back to CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends January 26th, 2012
Gaoligong Shan, Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
- Starting Time:1/19/2012 06:45:00 PM(CST)
- Ending Time:1/26/2012 06:45:00 PM(CST)
Time Left:Auction Is Closed
- Size:Toenail
- Size Description:3.5 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
Description:China has been a collector's paradise from the standpoint of quantity, quality and the plethora of species that have come out of the ground over the last 15 or so. Despite the incredible amount of minerals coming out of China these days, Tourmalines are exceptionally uncommon. This specimen hails from the Gaoligong Shan area which is very close to the border with Burma. It hosts several wonderfully lustrous, sharp, gemmy, pink, yellow-green and black euhedral crystal of Tourmaline sitting on translucent Quartz matrix. The Tourmaline crystal measures 1.8 cm long with beautiful multicolor appearance. How often does one see a Tourmaline from China !? It certainly is a good quality specimen, and for Tourmaline collectors, this is a rare opportunity to obtain a good quality display specimen from this rather obscure locality. Enjoy.
