Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite) Phacolite A very attractive and hard

A very attractive and hard to find display specimen that would make a great addition to a Calcite suite or a collection of Colorado minerals

“sword”-shaped

especially with so many crystals on the same specimen

It’s rather uncommon to find crystallized Goethite ON Smoky Quartz like this from any world locality

Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite) Phacolite A very attractive and hardOne of the rarely seen tte noire testa nera (black head) Tourmalines from Vohitrakanga. It has a notably interesting extra virgin olive oil greenish color with a distinct black color on the pyramidal termination. Near the base of the crystal, the slightest amount of pink can be seen. The prism is remarkably lustrous, bright and glassy and internally, theres plenty of gemminess, though its not water clear. This is a rare color for Tourmaline,