GEM ELBAITE TOURMALINE

Minas Gerais, Brazil

GEM ELBAITE TOURMALINE, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is for specimens like this one that the term gem-crystal should be reserved. An old-time specimen. Three crystals (one is barely visible) are well-terminated, of transparent-green grading into near-black and are in, more or less, parallel position.Weight 32 grams. 2-5/8x3/4x1/2 inches. $3,000.