MGR27 Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite, Quartz

Tsarafara, Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Ibity Area, Vakinankaratra (Betafo) Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

4.5x 3.1x 1.9 cm

$340

As I mentioned in the introduction, good matrix specimens of tourmaline are extremely rare.  here is a terminated, purplish-black crystal on a quartz matrix.  Interestingly, there are minor yellow undertones near the termination.