| 04827: Tourmaline, Fluorapatite and
Muscovite - $40 Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Miniature - 5.2 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm 16 grams Fluorescent (SW) Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order A terminated, glassy, dark green to
black tourmaline crystal with a thin but distinct
break/heal zone near the base. The smaller sidecar
tourmalines are also terminated. Associated with numerous,
white fluorapatite crystals; these fluoresce a bright
lemon yellow under shortwave UV. One fluorapatite crystal
is within the cleft created by the separate tourmaline
terminations. Minor muscovite is also seen. Overall
condition is superb.
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