Rare Paraiba Tourmaline on Quartz – 15.5 Carats Pech, Afghanistan For Sale

Absolutely stunning natural blue-green Tourmaline with Quartz specimen from Pech, Afghanistan, weighing 15.5 carats. 💎🩵✨This beautiful collector piece features striking minty aqua to sea-green Tourmaline crystals naturally intergrown with a clear-to-white terminated Quartz crystal. The combination is incredible—the cool lagoon-like Tourmaline seems to rise directly from the Quartz, creating a miniature mineral formation with gorgeous contrast and dimension.The Tourmaline has an especially beautiful neon, Paraiba-like coloration, ranging from pale icy aqua to minty blue-green depending on the lighting.An important note about the “Paraiba” name: This specimen is best described as Paraiba-colored or Paraiba-like Tourmaline, rather than true Paraiba Tourmaline. True Paraiba is specifically copper-bearing Tourmaline, and copper-bearing Tourmaline has not been scientifically established from Afghan deposits. Afghan Tourmalines can naturally develop similarly spectacular blue-green coloration through different trace elements.That distinction doesn’t make this piece any less gorgeous! Afghanistan—particularly the pegmatite regions of Pech/Dara-i-Pech in Kunar Province—is renowned among mineral collectors for producing exceptional Tourmaline specimens.Details:* Natural Tourmaline with Quartz
* 15.5 carats
* Approximately 1.25” long
* Beautiful mint/aqua/sea-green Tourmaline
* Clear-to-white terminated Quartz
* Natural, unpolished mineral specimen
* Locality: Pech, Afghanistan
* Paraiba-like / Paraiba-colored Tourmaline
* Not represented as copper-bearing Paraiba Tourmaline
* You will receive the exact specimen picturedA gorgeous little piece for collectors of Afghan minerals, Tourmaline, Quartz, rare mineral specimens, or unusual crystal formations. The natural combination of geometric Tourmaline crystals and terminated Quartz makes this one especially eye-catching. 🩵💎