Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite) Chalcanthite Specimens with crystals this size

Specimens with crystals this size are not common from this locality

This is an excellent specimen from one of the most storied and well-known districts in Colorado

This robust miniature sized display specimen of Native Copper has a dual identity as it features a pair of dramatically different intergrown "Spinel"-twins

The piece displays well from several angles

Most of the bi-color specimens I’ve seen on the market do not compare favorably to this one and are 3-4 times as much money

Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite) Chalcanthite Specimens with crystals this sizeLiddicoatite is one of the most interesting, colorful and extremely rare Tourmaline species out there. This piece was collected in 2013 and was sold to me as being Liddicoatite, but as of 2011, Liddicoatite is a non approved mineral species (its now called Fluor Liddicoatite), but for the purposes of this crystal, I'm going to refer to it as Liddicoatite. There are more localities for Liddicoatite in Madagascar than any other country worldwide.