MGR15 Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite

Ibity Area, Vakinankaratra (Betafo) Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

3.3x 1.3x 1.0 cm

$450

A very bright tourmaline crystal.  This piece is terminated, and the very brightest magenta possible for a tourmaline crystal.  Perhaps there have been brighter pieces from Nigeria, but I have yet to see an actual crystal of the stuff.

The most common rubelites these days are from Afghanistan, the "bubble-gum pinks" from there don't come close to matching this one.