Tourmaline var. Elbaite with Albite

Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 

Small Cabinet

6.9 x 4.4 x 3.0 cm

Elegant, translucent to opaque crystals of Elbaite Tourmaline from Skardu perched on a matrix of sharp, white Albite crystals. The tourmaline crystals have forest green caps with good translucency, fading into opaque, nearly black. Fabulous saturation when backlit. The 3 main crystals are terminated with just a few tiny dings, an overall excellent piece!