Green Elbaite Tourmaline with Albite | Minas Gerais, Brazil

This natural specimen includes dark green elbaite tourmaline crystals growing through white albite, creating strong contrast between the elongated prisms with high sheen and bright feldspar matrix. Sourced from Minas Gerais, Brazil and packaged in a display case

Elbaite is the rarer lithium-rich species of the tourmaline group and forms within granite pegmatites. Minas Gerais is one of the world's best-known regions for producing colourful elbaite crystals, with many specimens displaying the distinctive striated crystal faces characteristic of tourmaline.

Measurements

• 4.5cm x 2.3cm, 12.48g

Why collectors value this specimen

• Well-formed green elbaite crystals with natural longitudinal striations.
• Contrasting combination of green elbaite and white albite.
• From the renowned pegmatite region of Minas Gerais, Brazil.