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Tourmaline Crystal - 1.973g

$220.00

Peach-Pink Tourmaline with Albite – 2.294g Paprok Mine Afghanistan – Gemmy Crystal Specimen

Product Description

An elegant natural peach-pink Tourmaline crystal with contrasting white albite matrix from the famous Paprok Mine area of Nuristan, Afghanistan.

Weighing 2.294 grams (11.47 carats), this specimen features a remarkably slender, elongated Tourmaline crystal with excellent translucency and beautiful soft coloration ranging from peach and salmon-pink to delicate rose-pink depending on the direction and intensity of the light.

The crystal displays strong natural longitudinal striations and an attractive termination. Its glassy, translucent upper portion allows light to travel through the crystal particularly well, highlighting darker internal growth lines and subtle variations in pink coloration.

One of the most appealing features is the naturally attached cream-white albite matrix, which forms small bladed crystals along the lower portion of the Tourmaline. Rather than distracting from the crystal, the matrix gives the specimen additional character and provides excellent visual contrast against the transparent pink Tourmaline.

This is an especially attractive example of the classic Tourmaline-and-albite association for which the pegmatites of Nuristan are internationally known.

Key Features

  • Weight: 2.294 grams / 11.47 carats
  • Natural Tourmaline crystal
  • Peach-pink, salmon-pink and soft rose coloration
  • Excellent translucency
  • Gemmy upper crystal
  • Long, slender prismatic formation
  • Pronounced natural vertical striations
  • Attractive natural termination
  • Naturally attached albite matrix
  • Matrix appears consistent with bladed cleavelandite albite
  • Excellent contrast between pink Tourmaline and cream-white matrix
  • Photographed in strong natural sunlight

Locality

Paprok Mine area, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

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SHIPPING TIMES (INTERNATIONAL)

Standard Shipping 12-20 Business Days

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If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.

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Exchanges
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Notwithstanding the above, if the merchandise is being shipped into the European Union, you have the right to cancel or return your order within 14 days, for any reason and without a justification. As above, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase.

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