{"product_id":"elbaite-271","title":"ELBAITE","description":"At 6.2 cm in length this tri-colour gemmy individual Elbaite crystal is a superb example of how good the gem tourmalines from Jos Plateau, Nigeria can be. With a very short, naturally etched, sceptred base, this quite robust terminated prismatic crystal shows fine translucency allowing its rich colours to come alive with good directional lighting. Beginning with a pale pink lower third, its colour shifts to a very pale blue before transitioning to lime-green before intensifying to a deep bottle-green tip. Its termination, although slightly rounded, is a classic tourmaline-style pyramid and is complete, but with one side stepped down to a smaller termination from a parallel identically coloured Elbaite crystal attached seemlessly to one side. Ex R \u0026amp; J Mayes Collection, no. RJM166, acquired by them in 1979 from R. Holt. A top quality, older Nigerian gem tourmaline.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46793875554479,"sku":"CC56496","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/8516\/2671\/files\/CC56496.png?v=1778491961","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.com\/products\/elbaite-271","provider":"Crystal Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}