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Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA A natural vivid purplish blue tourmaline crystal of gem-quality having a basal pyramid termination with minor cookeite cap; from the Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 40mm long. Produced by the San Diego Mining Company, from the Moore era underground workings, October 2000.
© 2001 SLR	Photo ID: 138528 View Count: 248
Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA A natural pale greenish blue to deep purplish blue tourmaline crystal with basal pedion termination; from the Tourmaline Queen mine, Pala, San Diego County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 45x42x35mm. Courtesy Pala International.
© 2004 SLR	Photo ID: 138527 View Count: 146
Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA A natural grayish greenish blue to purplish blue tourmaline crystal with tabular form, excellent clarity and modified basal pyramid termination; from the Tourmaline Queen mine in Pala, San Diego County, California, USA. Specimen measures approximately 20x12x4mm. San Diego Mining Company, Moore era workings, circa 2001.
© 2006 SLR	Photo ID: 141348 View Count: 112
Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA 5.2 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm. A superb indicolite specimen from this mine. Apparently they were found in the 1960s. This robust crystal has great color and with moderate backlighting only, it glows. With strong backlighting, it goes translucent. It is complete on the front. Weighs 184 grams. Ex. Pala International/William Larson Collection.
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 192117 View Count: 58
Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA 5.5 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm. A fine San Diego indicolite, which is rare in such size and condition anyhow, but the history here is so interesting. Note how the piece was passed from one major collector to another, through decades. John Sinkankas even sketched the piece on the inside cover. A watercolor painting shown on the inside is from the same pocket, ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 259966 View Count: 12
Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA 4.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 cm. A classic blue indicolite, found probably prior to the 1960s when this mine was famous for such crystals. Nicely translucent with only minimal backlighting. In fact, it was material like this they were looking for when Larson and Swoboda went re-mining here in 1972 and hit the famous blue-cap pockets. Weighs 76 grams. Ex. ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 259814 View Count: 5
Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite) : AD₃G₆(BO₃)₃[T₆O₁₈]Y₃Z
	Tourmaline Queen Mine (MS 6458; Tourmaline Queen No. 3), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala; Queen), Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA 4.7 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm. A classic blue indicolite, found probably prior to the 1960s when this mine was famous for such crystals. Nicely translucent with strong backlighting, dark without - but this is typical. In fact, it was material like this they were looking for when Larson and Swoboda went re-mining here in 1972 and hit the famous blue-cap ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 259832 View Count: 5