Tourmaline - Photo Gallery

K2J-QNCTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Microlite Group A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_1-n , Lepidolite

Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Dimensions: 10 cm x 5.1 cm

Tourmaline / Microlite / Lepidolite (10cm x 5,1cm)
Mario Pauwels collection , Joaquim Callén photo.

Gorgeous, glassy, transparent, rich pink 'bubblegum' Tourmaline. Note also the flat marbled termination and the pretty large dark Microlite octahedron on the left side below. Several soft-pink Lepidolite crystals are spread all over the Tourmaline and adds something extra to this specimen.

3W9-37CTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Clinochlore Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Wheal Concord, East Treskerby Mine, Skinners Bottom, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK

Field of View: 0.96 mm

Tourmaline crystals between small parts of Clinochole, p.w. 0.96 mm,coll.& photo Ko Jansen.

UNQ-LVPTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Dimensions: 17.6 cm x 3.7 cm x 3 cm

Tourmaline floater (17,6cm x 3,7cm x 3cm)
Mario Pauwels collection , Joaquim Callén photo.

Glassy, pink/green multi-colored Tourmaline floater with two different types of termination. This specimen was mined in September 2006.

NQV-01RTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Dimensions: 5.3 cm x 4.3 cm x 3.3 cm

Tourmaline and cleavelandite (5.3 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm).
Mario Pauwels collection, Joaquim Callén photo.

A highly aesthetic cluster of eight double terminated tourmalines, who are all parallel attached to each other. A ninth shorter tourmaline on the backside is not visible on the photo. All nine tourmalines show a good lustre, and are at both ends transparent in various shades of green. The presence of some cleavelandite blades adds so much more to the overall aesthetics of this specimen. This specimen was mined in the summer of 2011.

Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 4th Jun 2020

L11-PXCTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Quartz SiO₂ , Lepidolite, Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Pederneira mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dimensions: 22 cm x 14 cm x 18.5 cm

"The Flower of Pederneira" is one of the few precious specimens that survived from the first mining phase of the Pederneira Mine (in the 1980s) and is also a high-quality tourmaline from this renowned mining area. The Pederneira Mine in Brazil is famous for producing some of the world's rarest and finest tourmaline specimens. "The Flower of Pederneira" and "The King of Pederneira" come from the same vein, but its shape is more exquisitely delicate, resembling a blooming flower, proudly standing on its branch.
Photograph by Wei Xi Wang.

Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 12th Sep 2025

9J3-J5DTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Hydroxylherderite CaBe(PO₄)(OH) , Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) Na(AlSi₃O₈) , Schorl NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Dimensions: 7 cm x 5.6 cm x 5 cm

Tourmaline / Hydroxylherderite / Cleavelandite / Schorl (7,0cm x 5,6cm x 5,0cm)
Mario Pauwels collection , Joaquim Callén photo.

A very well balanced specimen of a multicolored Tourmaline who is grown in the center of a fine crystallised Cleavelandite matrix. Some small Schorl crystals and one single Hydroxylherderite crystal makes this specimen complete and unique. This specimen was collected during the summer of 2010.

C3N-6RNTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Dimensions: 20 cm

Here is the incredible tourmaline specimen from Afghanistan displayed by Rocksaholics - already sold by the time I went to see them. Approx 20cm tall

0FQ-KE6Tourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Sawtooth Batholith, Idaho, USA

Dimensions: 48 mm x 20 mm x 18 mm

A nice pocket schorl labeled as coming from Connecticut, but William C. van Laer identified as a Sawtooth Batholith crystal. Harold Moritz collection.

[identity uncertain] YNC-61RTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z , Quartz SiO₂ , Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Bulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Dimensions: 82 mm x 60 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 82 mm
Weight: 105 g

Single terminated elbaite crystal, 82 mm tall, 17 mm wide, 60 mm wide overall, trapped between two transparent colorless quartz crystals, with some albite. The crystal tip is green by translucency.

DFF-LCCTourmaline AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dimensions: 45 mm x 25 mm x 15 mm

The color zonation of this touramline is exceptional and very hard to find! It is starting with grass green on the top, changing to white at the middle and ending with steel blue at the bottom! Some small edgewear is present, but this is hardly visible! It needs some light from the back to see the colors, but it does not need to be very strong! It looks beautiful in a showcase with some light from the sides!