Elbaite with Lepidolite - multi color crystals
stock #Alec 30-050
Pederniera Claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce Valley
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
6.8 x 5.7 x 5 CM (cabinet)
price: $920
new june 17
A profusion of Tourmalines with minimal matrix making a complex but esthetic array. The Elbaite crystals are a clear light blue grading to pink and red colors. The main crystals are all perfectly terminated but some of the smaller ones have damaged parts that are not easily noticed. The crystals reach 3.7 CM and are quite three dimensional. An older Pederneira specimen with a form and color palate that is not like more recent material. Choice.
Elbaite v. Indicolite
stock #17.1-AX-19-320
Pederniera Claim, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce Valley
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
3.8 x .5 x .5 CM (miniature)
price: $325
Post Tucson 2015
Blue color zoned gem Tourmaline in perfect condition and with fine luster. The body of this is a darker blue that needs backlighting to show up well, the tip is a very transparent light blue that grades darker along the crystal. A very nice "steel blue" crystal from the famed Pederneira claim, these are modern classics and not very common at not stratospheric prices.
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