Pink Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix - One of a Kind, 9 In
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This rough specimen sets pink tourmaline into a long quartz matrix, big enough to hold a shelf by itself.
Nothing here has been polished away, so you see the tourmaline the way it grew, sitting in its quartz host. The length gives it a horizontal presence that works on a mantel, a long bookshelf or a console table where a tall point would look crowded. It makes a thoughtful October birthday gift, and a welcome step up for a mineral collector who already owns small tumbled pieces. It rests on its broad side, so no stand is needed to display it.
About Pink Tourmaline
Tourmaline is a large group of boron silicate minerals, and lithium rich elbaite is the species behind many colored gems, including pink ones. In many localities the pink comes from manganese changed by long natural irradiation. These tourmalines usually form in granite pegmatites, often alongside quartz, and tourmaline is one of the two October birthstones.
Stone Meaning: Pink tourmaline is traditionally associated with compassion and gentleness.
Good to Know
- Tourmaline is pyroelectric: warmed crystals pick up an electric charge, which earned it the old nickname Ceylonese Magnet for pulling in hot ashes.
- Natural rough specimens keep their original surfaces; dust with a soft dry brush rather than washing with soap.
Additional Details
- You receive the exact pink tourmaline specimen shown.
- About 9" L x 4.5" W x 3" H.
- Natural rough specimen, unpolished.
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