I love tourmaline to and wanna start collecting. It looks affordable for such a fascinating gemstone. Maybe I will find some in the Berkshires this summer. I love that it has so many color variations.
Look around ebay. So many colors!
Non black tourmaline in the berkshires is not easy to come by, but good luck, I have been looking for years thats not on private property
I will be happy with schorl. I joined a rock club and the have a claim somewhere out in deep western MA. I will be happy to just get out in the field.
The world record tourmaline is crazy huge. Like 600+ lbs. Like the size of a large man's torso. From Brazil the tourmaline capital of the world
Hi fellow mass rock nerd! Tourmaline is on my list too, I have 1 spot I hunt around here for black, got 1 good crystal and some pegmatite chunks. I have been addicted to epidote ever since I found it here 😅. And I totally agree, I go out to hunt just to go out and get exercise. The rocks are a nice bonus
I just don't know how many buckets to bring? I think 4-5 buckets should be fine. I'm not greedy I wanna leave some for the next guy. Maybe 1 bucket for each color crystal? Jk. I will be happy with a crystal quartz little specimen.
It’s tourmaline
Green tormaline
It's.... it's visibly green, my dude
Ahhahaha- out of habit writing black, and before coffee. It’s been edited. Gracias
De nada, amigo
Tbf the green variety is verdelite
Any possibility for Vivianite?
That’s what I was thinking also
the stone is absolutely beautiful but i hate the way the metal is attached. that’s just my opinion tho. cool find!
100% this, was going to say the same. Gorgeous stone, mounting job looks like a fourth grader did it.
WoW! It's beautiful. And the mom/grandmother in me even loves the setting the maker fabricated. Great find!
Looks like Vivianite
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My favorite mineral!
looks more like Vivianite to me
Its an epidote not a tourmaline, a green translucent tourmaline wouldn’t be mounted in pot metal, epidote is cheaper and could be mounted in non precious metals.
I have to go with the less popular option and say Vivianite the growth pattern is not super consistent with most tourmalines and the color is such a specific shade
Loki
Look at it end-on. If it's shaped like a guitar pick and cold to the touch, it's 100% tourmaline.
Beautiful 🤩
Shine a light through it - it's probably a few colors. I had one that was identical but what a difference and what a surprise when I shone a flashlight through it! Very nice...
That's lovely!!
Awesome find!
Rambo is gonna come for you now.
Green tourmaline. Gorgeous piece.
Kryptonite?
My question is how is the gold attached?
Looks like it's glued, you can see it in the second picture on the left side
I definitely need glasses, thank you so much
Pretty! Nice find. I love green tourmaline.