PKMT121 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Selenite intersecting crystals with beautiful termination

intersecting crystals with beautiful termination

This is the pair to SWZ164jr

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and yellow Birdseye Rhyolite framed by Howlite and Black Onyx

PKMT121 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Selenite intersecting crystals with beautiful terminationThe Paprok mine in Afghanistan is in the mountains of a mineralogically rich pegmatite field. Situated northeast of Jalalabad in the Nuristan Province, this area is possibly the largest tourmaline deposit in Afghanistan, and frequently produces bicolor or 'watermelon' tourmalines. This conjoined Watermelon Tourmaline crystal has a bright pink center with a translucent green outer ring, fading into a green cap. It has beautiful vertical striations and