Schorl
Columbia Mine, Thomas Mountain, Thomas Mountain [town], Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
The Columbia Mine dates back to 1872 and is the oldest gem tourmaline mine in California. It produced beautiful tourmalines in a wide array of colors, and also produced some excellent black schorls as well. This piece is a fantastic full-sized thumbnail specimen of schorl with fine, sharp, well-formed, lustrous faces and that classic jet black ...
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