FLUORINE DOMINANT DRAVITES

Here are the fluorine dominant dravites that would be my first picks to add to my own collection.  All are stable but they need cleaning.  I have not done an iron stain removal process on any yet (IE. Waller method or Iron Out).  I know most will be much improved by the process because I did Iron Out the two I put in my collection and they did well with the process.  The staining has been left in place to better highlight the tourmaline crystal(s) which, otherwise, would blend in on a black matrix.  The choice remains with the buyer to clean or not.  All specimens from this single pocket occurrence have micro fractures.  The pocket was highly brecciated and few specimens with partial or complete crystals were recovered.

These are as good as they get....when was the last time you saw a macrospecimen of a new species that were in such a limited supply, yet available to buy?  Don't forget, there hasn't been a new tourmaline species in what, 15 or so years!  This will likely be the type locality (possibly co-type).  We are told there are several tourmalines in the IMA pipeline but there is no other fluorine analog of dravite awaiting approval according to what we have been told. 

OKE-536

OKE-536    Fluorine Dominant Dravite    Cream of the Valley Road, near Gouverneur, New York.  Collected by Michael Walter, 2004.  5 cm miniature with a 2 cm lustrous crystal.  A second partial crystal on back edge of piece.  Matrix is all tourmaline (massive).  An excellent specimen.    $275

 

 

OKE-541

OKE-541    Fluorine Dominant Dravite    Cream of the Valley Road, near Gouverneur, New York.  Collected by Michael Walter, 2004.  Although this specimen is in a miniature box it is really a large TN specimen (2.4 cm).  This is as perfect a crystal as I have seen from this find.  Super specimen.  400$

 

 

OKE-558

OKE-558    Fluorine Dominant Dravite    Cream of the Valley Road, near Gouverneur, New York.  Collected by Michael Walter, 2004.  4.7 cm miniature of brecciated matrix with numerous partial and a couple terminated crystals of nice luster and form.  Best crystal near top of specimen is approx. 1.4 cm.  Nice example in matrix.  300$

 

 

OKE-561

OKE-536    Fluorine Dominant Dravite    Cream of the Valley Road, near Gouverneur, New York.  Collected by Michael Walter, 2004.  This is the best of all I have for sale.  It measures 4 cm and has two nice crystal of 1.8 and 1.5 cm each.  Great luster and form to crystals.  Needs dental tool cleaning and an Iron Out bath but otherwise very nice.  900$

 

 

OKE-581

OKE-536    Fluorine Dominant Dravite    Cream of the Valley Road, near Gouverneur, New York.  Collected by Michael Walter, 2004.  6.6 cm crystal which makes up entire specimen.  What looks like a small crystal is really the edge of a large one.  A rare small cab specimen.  500$

 

 

OKE-585

OKE-536    Fluorine Dominant Dravite    Cream of the Valley Road, near Gouverneur, New York.  Collected by Michael Walter, 2004.  2.4 cm crystal which is complete all around but has some of the termination missing on backside.  Nice, clean, well formed TN specimen.  300$

 

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