Tourmaline (Scepter) Vivianite Several years ago

Several years ago

Medium yellow-green color and decent gemminess make this a worthwhile representative piece from this famous discovery

and I have only seen a scattered few of them on the market since that time

WATER-CLEAR

but shows fine crystal form

Tourmaline (Scepter) Vivianite Several years agoA classic scepter habit bicolor Tourmaline from what is the worlds most well known locality for this specific material. When one thinks of scepter Tourmalines, most people immediately think of Barra de Salinas and this locality has been providing the mineral world with these beautiful and unique crystals for decades. This attractive small cabinet specimen was acquired by my father in the early 1970s in Brazil most likely either 1973 or 1974 and I only