Indicolite, Lepidolite, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite)
Tourmaline King Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
4.7 x 4.5 x 4.4 cm. Indicolite tourmalines of this size and quality are extremely rare from the Tourmaline King Mine (older and much less worked than the Queen Mine, nearby). This robust crystal has a gorgeous, gemmy, 5 mm, blue zone, just below the 1 mm violet termination. The body of the striking, cloverleaf-shaped crystal is opaque, super dark ...
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