Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite)An interestingly colored Liddicoatite Tourmaline from a discovery in 2009 in the Camp Robin area of Madagascar. I know that a lot of Tourmalines are simply labeled as being Camp Robin, but I acquired this one directly from Federico Pezzotta, who said it was from Ambohimahasoa. The coloring starts with a RARELY seen yellow pyramidal termination. Yellow is arguably the rarest color seen in Tourmaline, and to find a good sized crystal like this with a

is in excellent condition

compressed rhombohedra of Rhodochrosite forming semi-"rosette"-shaped groups sitting on contrasting white Quartz and black Sphalerite matrix with small bits of Pyrite sprinkled here and there

This specimen features sharp

Some of my favorite insects are seen in this piece

Specimen # WWMIX112223

VERY showy and attractive for the species and hard to replace on the market these days especially for the size of the crystal and overall quality and rarity of the piece

plus crystals of lustrous

with a slight yellowish overtone

and they didn't have color quite like this

brownish Limonite and black Sphalerite matrix

In addition to the tremendous amounts of Gold and other metals that came out of the Sunnyside it provided collectors with some of the most distinctive and memorable display specimens from any locality in southwestern Colorado

Great condition overall and it’s not often one sees such a fantastic blocky twinned crystal of Vivianite like this