This glassy, jet black tourmaline has rather odd morphology: three distinct terminations, equally distributed around the perimeter, like the jaws of some fearsome sea creature or science fiction monster. The shape is more interesting than my lousy photos suggest. Although jet black tourmalines are frequently labeled as schorl (a tourmaline species, not a variety) one cannot determine the exact species visually; chemical analysis is needed. Some damage to each of the termination 'jaws' and incomplete where detached from base.