A beautiful tourmaline from the Pederneira Mine, with a sharp and particularly lustrous termination. Lovely colour in this crystal – the cap is a rich mid-green, and the core is a deep pink. In cross-section, the crystal is a classic “watermelon tourmaline.” In excellent condition, no damage. From the Pete Richards collection, this is a sweet […]

A sharp, lustrous elbaite crystal. The crystal is black to the eye, but strong backlighting reveals a blue-green and a smoky brown internal colour zone. In excellent condition, with minor chips. From the Pete Richards collection, a nice tourmaline crystal that stands perfectly for display. The termination is super! About Pete Richards (click here)  

A beautiful glassy green tourmaline crystal with bright, lustrous faces and nice colour. In excellent condition, a couple of tiny chips. From the Pete Richards collection, acquired May 11, 1992. Gorgeous termination! About Pete Richards (click here)  

A sharp, lustrous green tourmaline crystal with a bit of colour zoning at the tip. From the Pete Richards collection, this crystal is in excellent condition. Very nice termination. About Pete Richards (click here)  

A doubly-terminated tourmaline with colour-zoning. Although the green zone at the end of the flat termination grades a bit, the light green banded and yellow zone at the other end begins with an abrupt change from the dark zone. Stak Nala has been known for producing tourmaline crystals with abrupt zoning changes, although the yellow […]

This is a sharp, colour-zoned tourmaline crystal with albite crystals in association. The colour grades from a dark internal green zone to a lighter green zone and a beautiful light pink cap. This crystal has a great termination – highly lustrous, featuring a hexagonal pinacoid with growth patterns. In excellent condition, no damage. With magnification, […]

A gorgeous, transparent gem tourmaline from Paprok. This crystal is sharp and glassy, with lustrous faces and a great termination (two orders of pyramidal faces). The colour is zoned from green to almost colourless, the faintest tone of pink. It is water-clear, so the light background is perhaps the photo that best represents the appearance […]

An absolutely gorgeous tourmaline, light aqua-blue topped with raspberry terminations. These crystals are sharp and lustrous. In excellent condition, a small chip on one termination face of the smaller crystal (can be displayed out of view, or if forward, is quite small without magnification). From the Pete Richards collection, a wonderful Pederneira tourmaline.   About […]

From the famous 1994 pocket zone at the Morro Redondo Mine, this is a superb gem tourmaline crystal. It is sharp and lustrous with colour zoning from pink to green at the termination. The termination is fantastic and complex, as were the best from this find. In excellent condition, one very small chip at one […]

A good-sized elbaite from the famous Cruzeiro Mine. This crystal is colour-zoned, with hues of green, bluish-green and a core of pale pink. The prism faces are finely striated and lustrous, and the termination is a simple pinacoid with matte lustre. In excellent condition (very minor chipping). From the Pete Richards collection, a beautiful tourmaline at […]

A sharp schorl crystal from the Pete Richards collection. Pete collected this along the path to the Whitehall Prospect on Plumbago Mountain. The crystal has super lustre, and under strong light some internal brown glinting in one place. In very good condition overall, some chipping. A very nice black tourmaline crystal. About Pete Richards (click […]

A gorgeous gem tourmaline crystal from the Little Three Mine. This crystal is superb, with water-clear transparency and a complex termination featuring two orders of pyramidal faces. In excellent condition. This crystal is like green glass – it’s amazing. From the Pete Richards collection, he acquired it from Louis Spaulding on April 12, 1994. About […]