Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite)

Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite)A rarely seen multi crystal matrix specimen of Liddicoatite from Tsarafara Sud featuring many free standing sharp, lustrous, gemmy multicolored crystals sitting on a thin slab of Feldspar. The crystals have a pastel yellowish pink hue at the terminations which grade into a slight yellowish green zoning and then a tan bronze tone throughout the rest of the crystals. The combination of the odd coloring and the fact that the crystals are on matrix make

melted candles in appearance

so it’s not completely colorless

radiating silvery “balls” of Wavellite are aesthetically sitting on attractive white to colorless Quartz crystals

This impressive and attractive twin has wonderful blocky form with very sharp faces

An impressive Wavellite for the locality

Specimen # AMAZWH111920

This small cabinet size specimen features relatively sharp

Colorado during the late 1970s with my dad

What an eye-catching and fine quality specimen of this now classic material

or perhaps more appropriately

but please note that this specimen is somewhat FRAGILE and it must be handled carefully

" John listed at least a dozen localities for Vivianite in his book and stressed that lustrous