Indicolite (Blue Tourmaline) on Calcite/Feldspar Matrix — Paprok Mine, Nuristan, Afghanistan

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The Paprok Mine in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan is one of the most celebrated tourmaline localities on earth — producing gem-quality elbaite in colors that rival anything from Brazil or California. This 135-gram matrix specimen carries the mine's signature: vivid teal-blue indicolite crystals, partially embedded in translucent white calcite and feldspar, their color saturated and gemmy where the faces catch light. Indicolite is the rarest color variety of elbaite tourmaline, and Paprok material is recognized by collectors worldwide for the intensity and clarity of that blue. Natural, untreated, and carrying one of the most respected locality names in the mineral world.

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