SOLD Indicolite tourmaline - Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Indicolite tourmaline - Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Rare blue tourmaline (copper-bearing) with some hints of green color, from a recent discovery at the Santa Rosa mine in Brazil (November 2020). According to our research, similar pieces are known from the 60s-70s. The brilliance and color are great! The surfaces are vertically striated, revealing a general fibrous structure, and sometimes show different stages of growth horizontally. The endings are atypical because they are not smooth. They are indeed composed of a multitude of small acicular tourmaline crystals not always perfectly terminated. The most of this piece: a few "misses" at the base which instead of being considered a defect are presented as an advantage because they reveal a partially hollow internal structure.

3,6 x 0,5 x 0,5 cm - 2,11 g

Shipping cost calculated at checkout.

0872-LM2T

Characteristics

Mineral
Tourmaline
Size
Miniature ( max. 5 cm)
Origin (country)
Brazil