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Tourmaline (rare locale) ex Irv Brown TN Coll.
- Baja California Norte, Mexico
- Thumbnail, 2.2 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
- Start Time: 03/01/2010 1:30:00 am (CST)
- End Time: 03/04/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item 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.