Lot 684
Remarkable Elbaite Pink Tourmalines with Quartz and Lepidolite. Grotta d'Oggi Quarry, San Piero in Campo, Elba Island, Italy.
This is a beautiful and quite rare specimen of Pink Tourmaline from Elba Island whose appellation provided the basis for naming this variety of tourmaline. In today's market, it is exceedingly difficult to find a specimen with large pink crystals which has not been restored or repaired, but this specimen meets both qualifications for perfection.
The vertical crystal on the right measures 3.5 cm in length and is perfectly terminated. The slanted Tourmaline on the left is crudely terminated against Cleavelandite and measures 3 cm in length. The Quartz crystals at top are also terminated and provide the perfect background.
Measures 9 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm with 3.5 cm and 3 cm Tourmalines.
Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000.
Ex. Perry, Kevin Ward, Freilich Mineral Collections.
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