Have You Ever Seen The Steamboat Tourmaline Before? #gems #famous

By admin | September 2, 2023 |

Have You Ever Seen The Steamboat Tourmaline Before? #gems #famous

Unearthed in 1907 the steamboat tourmaline has been a favorite to visitors of the Smithsonian Institute for many, many years. This multicolored specimen is tourmaline bursting out of cleavelandite that sits atop a large quartz crystal. This piece was mined from the Tourmaline King Mine in San Diego County California. A mine that produced 8 tons of pink tourmalines. Many of which were sold to china and turned into fancy buttons.

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4 Comments

  1. StateOfDisorder on September 2, 2023 at 7:18 pm

    That is GORGEOUS



  2. bella blue on September 2, 2023 at 7:21 pm

    I thought the quartz was a stand, that’s huge!

    Looks like watermelon and green apple jolly ranchers to me, but I see how they came to the name way back when



  3. Mysteried on September 2, 2023 at 7:39 pm

    This came from another mine "commandeered" by you know who. It is a shining example of "might makes right", manifest destiny and you get the picture or not.



  4. Abigal Anderson on September 2, 2023 at 7:45 pm

    You found lizzos butte plag