Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite) hexagonal In the early 1980's

In the early 1980's

An incredibly large "room" of crystals was discovered

This piece has some of the largest individual crystals of Wavellite that I have seen from Bolivia

most often as blades

This thin elongated piece of Copal arguably has the highest "population density" of insects of any specimen in the lot as there are approximately 100 ambrosia beetles (Platypodidae) and a few midges (Diptera)

Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite) hexagonal In the early 1980'sA rarely seen multi crystal matrix specimen of Liddicoatite from Tsarafara Sud featuring many free standing sharp, lustrous, gemmy multicolored crystals sitting on a thin slab of Feldspar. The crystals have a pastel yellowish pink hue at the terminations which grade into a slight yellowish green zoning and then a tan bronze tone throughout the rest of the crystals. The combination of the odd coloring and the fact that the crystals are on matrix make