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Tourmaline (rare locale) ex Irv Brown TN Coll. viewBack to MIXED MINERAL AUCTIONS from Collections & New Finds - ENDS MARCH 4

Baja California Norte, Mexico
  • Starting Time:3/1/2010 01:30:00 AM(CST)
  • Ending Time:3/4/2010 06:30:00 PM(CST)
  • Time Left:Auction Is Closed

  • Size:2.2 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
  • Size Description:Thumbnail

Description:A really cute, gemmy and lustrous, tapered, 3-sided, crystal of columnar, bottle-green, tourmaline from the much, much less well-known pegmatites south of border from San Diego County. The column rests atop two very nifty, smaller tourmalines. This is a unique rarity for the locale. Complete all-around and pristine. Ex Irv Brown Thumbnail Collection. Irv"s note on the box indicates that the piece is illustrated somewhere. 20.2 carats or just over 4 grams.