Green tourmaline — vibrant green blades, 487 g

Description

This is a 487 g cluster of green tourmaline from Zhejiang, China, showing a dense, chaotic formation of blades and rich green colour. The cluster measures H 7 cm × W 5 cm × D 6 cm and presents multiple elongated crystal blades clustered together across the piece. The specimen displays vibrant green tourmaline blades with varied orientations across the cluster; surfaces show the terminations and growth relationships of the blades as preserved.

Mineral context

Tourmaline is a group of borosilicate minerals that commonly forms elongated prismatic crystals and occurs in pegmatites and metamorphic rocks.