{"product_id":"auction-win-053763da-59c1-4183-a70e-6b169e8060d2","title":"Auction Win: Elbaite with Muscovite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miniature - 3.5 × 3.7 × 1.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nice Tourmaline miniature with pale to light green Elbaite with good luster and striations, surrounded with soft peach colored Muscovite. Elbaite is a lithium-rich tourmaline mineral with the formula Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH). This colorful variety occurs beautifully with silvery muscovite, a potassium aluminum silicate prized for its sparkling, sheet-like crystals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDara-e-Pech District in Kunar, Afghanistan, is home to a renowned rare-metal pegmatite field within the Early Cretaceous Nilau igneous complex, where pegmatites are hosted mainly by gabbro and diorite. The district is known for lithium-, beryllium-, tantalum-, and niobium-rich mineralization, including kunzite, morganite beryl, elbaite tourmaline, spodumene, columbite-tantalite, cassiterite, and pollucite. Particularly prized are flawless morganite, kunzite, and delicate green to deep-indigo elbaite crystals, including distinctive “pencil” specimens compared with the finest from Minas Gerais. Its combination of gem-quality crystals and world-class cassiterite continues to make Dara-e-Pech a highly significant locality for mineral collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Castle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49849137103003,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0336\/3012\/6217\/files\/c9be3e7f-a4c4-4aab-86a3-d3ea2954397a_ca763429-82ab-40bd-bf97-e9250e8f183e.jpg?v=1792357779","url":"https:\/\/www.overtonfamilyjewels.com\/products\/auction-win-053763da-59c1-4183-a70e-6b169e8060d2","provider":"OFJ's Crystal Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}