Tourmaline (Scepter)

Tourmaline (Scepter)A classic scepter habit bicolor Tourmaline from what is the worlds most well known locality for this specific material. When one thinks of scepter Tourmalines, most people immediately think of Barra de Salinas and this locality has been providing the mineral world with these beautiful and unique crystals for decades. This attractive small cabinet specimen was acquired by my father in the early 1970s in Brazil most likely either 1973 or 1974 and I only

Specimen # WWMIX101804

brownish color spherical aggregates (comprised of dozens of triangular bladed crystals) of Childrenite sitting on contrasting

To have a hand sized display specimen of Augelite from Bolivia

the Morococala mine produced some of the largest and most spectacular Vivianite specimens in history

was acquired by my father

and a surprise discovery from early 2011

well-crystallized terminated

Colorado minerals or just rare associations

translucent monoclinic crystals with Quartz on matrix

The crystal shows superb deep red fluorescence under UV light

when the piece is backlit

almost ethereal appearance