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GeneralIndicolite and pink/rose quartz

29th Mar 2024 08:09 UTCLouis Chang

Hi, i hope this is the right place to post this.

Wanted to show off this new piece i recently purchased from the Parun mine in Afghanistan. Indicolite tourmaline and that super saturated crystalline Pink/Rose quartz. As far as I know there are only two other samples of this material. They’re all pretty tiny. This is the largest at around 3.2cm. Curious if any folks have seen anymore of this material?

Thanks!

29th Mar 2024 08:24 UTCRuss Rizzo Expert

That's the first one from Afghanistan for me. Seen similar from Brazil; also extremely rare.

29th Mar 2024 12:26 UTCLouis Chang

I have one of the Brazilian pieces with schorl. I picked it up in crystal shop in lima. It’s broken so was super cheap. but was too unique a combo to pass up on.

29th Mar 2024 08:30 UTCJosé Zendrera 🌟 Manager

Looks like unreal, too good to be true, seems an AI generated image.

29th Mar 2024 12:22 UTCLouis Chang

I agree, it is real though.

29th Mar 2024 13:14 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

Looks like unreal, too good to be true, seems an AI generated image.

I doubt AI will generate random dust particles on the crystal faces.

29th Mar 2024 13:40 UTCJosé Zendrera 🌟 Manager

A really delicious specimen!

I took the liberty of add data to these photos in order to find them in Parun pegmatite field page.

29th Mar 2024 14:03 UTCLouis Chang

Hey José, thanks! I’m new here so i’m not sure what that means.

But if it’s adding it to a record of the location, i have a bunch of other photos, the 2 other specimens and the results of some tests i had done by a singapore lab. There was some doubt about their authenticity so i had them tested. There’s some shots of tiny tourmaline inclusions that convinced the lab.

https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=6929

29th Mar 2024 15:56 UTCDan Owens

Beautiful specimen. Not as spectacular as your piece, but not uncommon here in South Dakota are rose quartz and tourmaline. Here is one from my rock garden.

30th Mar 2024 03:15 UTCLouis Chang

Oh nice! Is it self collected?

30th Mar 2024 14:13 UTCDan Owens

Yes it is. I'm sure the rose quartz mines south of Custer S.D. have found some great specimens,but probably nothing as nice as your first pic. Most of our tourmaline is schorl.

29th Mar 2024 20:40 UTCJosé Zendrera 🌟 Manager

Louis, it would be nice if you could upload photos of the other specimens you have with this combination of indicolite and rose quartz.

You can do it from the Parun pegmatite field page ( https://www.mindat.org/loc-9019.html , click on photos, add photo, and follow instructions) or just upload the photos here to this thread including the size and I will add the rest of data.

30th Mar 2024 03:20 UTCLouis Chang

Hey José, Sure. Just waiting for confirmation of access.

Just so i know the etiquette. The other two specimens of the indicolite and rose/pink quartz aren’t mine. But i have got permission from the photographer to use the photos. Is that ok to upload?

Also, should i upload the micro shots of the tourmaline inclusions into the quartz or only the shots of the whole specimen?

Thanks! 🙏

30th Mar 2024 07:14 UTCJosé Zendrera 🌟 Manager

Louis, now you can upload photos.

No problem to upload photos of other people if you have permission to do so. Just indicate the photographer name for the copyright.

Close-ups of tourmaline inclusions will be welcome as child photos of the main tourmaline pic, as well as analytical data.

If you have doubts about how to upload the photos, you can always upload them one at a time to this thread and I will do the rest of the work.

30th Mar 2024 10:48 UTCJames Catmur

This has been discussed on FMF

30th Mar 2024 12:01 UTCKeith Compton 🌟 Manager

See FMF discussion here:

https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=6929&sid=4b47b747b01426b10e9c602efeea9e47

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