{"product_id":"elbaite-with-quartz-tourmaline-1","title":"ELBAITE  with QUARTZ Tourmaline","description":"Off-matrix, yet piercing a small, very slightly smoky Quartz crystal, two divergent terminated Elbaite Tourmaline crystals form a V-shaped specimen of exceptional form and aesthetic from the world-famous Pederneira mine at S'o Jos' da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.  This mine featured in the Mineralogical Record's January-February 2015 special issue together with an accompanying DVD.  Both Elbaite crystals are almost completely gemmy and measure 5.5 and 4.0 cm, respectively.  Their colour is a uniform chrome-leaf green and are surrounded by, and attached to, several smaller Elbaites.  The primary crystals have steep-sided pyramidal terminations with a frosted lustre while all prism faces have a brilliant glassy lustre.  The prism faces are deeply striated and the embedded Quartz crystal, which helps bind together the Elbaites, is terminated, albeit squashed between the enveloping Tourmalines!  A gorgeous spray of gem green Elbaite from the Pederneira mine, complete with a custom made clear acrylic base with a contour-milled recess.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57781131215183,"sku":"CC20728","price":5551.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC20728_beb5523e-2ca2-4d1f-b4e2-46880ccc6e82.jpg?v=1783978644","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.co.uk\/products\/elbaite-with-quartz-tourmaline-1","provider":"Crystal Classics UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}