Tourmaline Var. Indicolite
sold- Locality
- Paprok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
- Minerals
- Elbaite
- Dimensions
- 8 x 2.3 x 2 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- TOURM48
Paprok does produce indicolite from time to time. This crystal was mined in the mid to late 1990's. It exhibits a rich blue color to its core. The termination is a light blue color with a simple termination on the primary crystal and complex termination on the integrated side crystal. The two crystals grew together and even bent together, there is an amazing "stripe"/fault line mid-crystal where a shift occurred in the growth line, and it slightly changed its direction of growth. It has a bright luster, and is without damage. It's priced below $12 per gram.