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1.65" Beautiful, Bi-colored Himalaya Tourmaline (151ct) - California
This is a lustrous, bi-colored Himalaya tourmaline that was collected from the Himalaya Mine in San Diego County, California. It bears rose-red coloration throughout most of the crystal, with a faint green zone near the termination and another at the middle of the crystal.
It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
Tourmaline is a crystalline boron silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Schorl, or black tourmaline, is its most common form, and has been used for everything from jewelry to piezoelectric guitar pickups.
SPECIES
Tourmaline
LOCATION
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California
SIZE
Size: 1.65 x .75". Weight: 151 ct
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#206126