Tourmaline with Stilbite (Doubly terminated) Aquamarine and the size of the

and the size of the crystals places it in the upper ranks of all specimens found

Brian Kosnar

The accompanying Vivianite on the side of the main crystal is contacted

Specimen # BOL711B264

Tourmaline with Stilbite (Doubly terminated) Aquamarine and the size of theA classic example of the famous Himalaya Tourmalines mined in the 1970s by Pala International. This piece is a robust, sharp, doubly terminated, lustrous, gemmy, multicolor prism with a partial cap on one end of white bladed Stilbite! Yes, thats right, a Zeolite species in this famous granitic pegmatite locality. Only a small percentage of Himalaya Tourmalines are associated with Stilbite, and they are admired by collectors for the unusual