Tourmaline ( Elbaite ) on Quartz
- Locale: Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Item #: b17
- Availability: In Stock
- Weight: 289.00 g
- L x W x H: 4.00 in x 3.50 in x 2.00 in
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$385.00
Chatoyant light green Elbaite Tourmaline, tabular and terminated, perched on mass of brecciated Quartz that have been healed and now have distorted crystal shapes while being brilliant and packed together by the process of recrystallization in the pocket. This is an example of an altered Pegmatite pocket, shattered when the pressure and temperature was interupted by a pocket suddenly opening due to fractures. It is aesthetic and a geology lesson all in one. Click on photo to enlarge and see other views.