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ML00024 - Fluorapatite, Calcite & Tourmaline
 Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
 miniature - 5.0 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm
 $ 1000.00 (=~ ¥ 135159.64) DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 700.00 (=~ ¥ 94611.75)

Well formed green lustrous fluorapatites associated with quartz and calcite perched on a thin mass of very fine grained tourmaline needles.

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Fluorapatite, Calcite & Tourmaline from Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal [db_pics/update3/ML00024a.jpg] Fluorapatite, Calcite & Tourmaline from Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal [db_pics/update3/ML00024b.jpg]




ML00092 - Tourmaline, Quartz, & Muscovite
 Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
 small cabinet - 8.1 x 6.0 x 3.9 cm
 $ 420.00 (=~ ¥ 56767.05) DISCOUNTED 30.00% OFF TO $ 294.00 (=~ ¥ 39736.94)

A nice association piece with quartz intergrown with tourmaline and muscovite.

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Tourmaline, Quartz, & Muscovite from Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00092.jpg]




ML00128 - Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite
 Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
 cabinet - 11.7 x 8.6 x 7.8 cm
 $ 2400.00 (=~ ¥ 324383.14)

A great association piece from Pakistan. The quartz are far more lustrous than normal, in addition to being doubly terminated. A small fluorite is intergrown at the base.

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Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00128a.jpg] Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00128b.jpg] Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update3/ML00128c.jpg]




ML00285 - Tourmaline & Albite
 Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
 cabinet - 9.6 x 8.4 x 6.6 cm
 $ 1500.00 (=~ ¥ 202739.46)

A dark green Elbaite crystal nested by bladed white albite crystals. Tiny garnets preferentially occur on the back side of the Elbaite crystal.

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Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00285a.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Tal, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00285b.jpg]




ML00423 - Beryl var. Aquamarine & Tourmaline
 Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
 small cabinet - 7.8 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm
 $ 1500.00 (=~ ¥ 202739.46)

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Beryl var. Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update6/ML00423a.jpg] Beryl var. Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update6/ML00423b.jpg]




ML00578 - Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline
 Erongo Mountains, Namibia
 small cabinet - 7.8 x 5.0 x 4.3 cm
 $ 850.00 (=~ ¥ 114885.70) DISCOUNTED 50.00% OFF TO $ 425.00 (=~ ¥ 57442.85)

A wonderful association piece from the Erongo Mountains. Lustrous black tourmaline (schorl and/or foitite) serves as a crystalline matrix for a spray of aquamarine crystals and a "corona" of siderites pseudomorphing to goethite.

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Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00578a.jpg] Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00578b.jpg] Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00578c.jpg] Goethite ps. after Siderite with Aquamarine & Tourmaline from Erongo Mountains, Namibia [db_pics/update7/ML00578d.jpg]




ML00752 - Tourmaline & Albite
 Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
 cabinet - 10.1 x 7.3 x 3.4 cm
 $ 200.00 (=~ ¥ 27031.93)

A shard of albite hosting a bi-color tourmaline crystal. The tourmaline is capped with a bright yellow-green zone at the top, with an unusual angle separating the lower, darker zone.

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Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752a.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752b.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752c.jpg] Tourmaline & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00752d.jpg]




ML00764 - Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite
 Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
 small cabinet - 7.4 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
 $ 500.00 (=~ ¥ 67579.82)

A classic assemblage of Pakistani pegmatite minerals with the added bonus of preferential coating of herderite.

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Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00764a.jpg] Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00764b.jpg] Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00764c.jpg] Herderite, Tourmaline, Quartz & Albite from Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00764d.jpg]




ML00830 - Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite
 Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan
 thumbnail - 4.1 x 4.0 x 2.9 cm
 $ 500.00 (=~ ¥ 67579.82)

A classic pegmatite mineral assembledge from Pakistan's Shigar Valley. One main black tourmaline crystal is in association with a cream colored fluorapatite and cleavelandite. A small green elbaite protrudes from the apatite, and minor topaz is present.

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Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00830a.jpg] Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00830b.jpg] Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00830c.jpg] Fluorapatite, Tourmaline & Albite from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan [db_pics/update7/ML00830d.jpg]




ML00867 - Foitite (Tourmaline) & Albite
 Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA
 miniature - 3.6 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
 $ 280.00 (=~ ¥ 37844.70)

A partially etched tourmaline crystal that glows with a hint of purple when backlit. On the rear of the tourmaline are albite "wings". A cute specimen from this well known California pegmatite.

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Foitite (Tourmaline) & Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00867a.jpg] Foitite (Tourmaline) & Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00867b.jpg] Foitite (Tourmaline) & Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00867c.jpg] Foitite (Tourmaline) & Albite from Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA [db_pics/update7/ML00867d.jpg]


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