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Dave, your words drew such a complete picture in my head, that I could actually see those things unfolding in my minds eye. You sure have a descriptive way of speaking of your experiences. I wish I could have been there with you when you were digging up that tourmaline. My wife has been after a piece of (preferably) "watermelon tourmaline" for some time right now, but the pcs. we've come across have been too expensive. Plus, there is nothing like digging up your own buried treasures. (would have liked to fight a 200 # tuna also). rob
I am sure I have shared this before. However, at this link you can actually see me digging out pink quartz crystal from a pocket in the rock. Pink quartz (rose quartz) is found all over the world, but it is all "massive." Pink quartz crystals are only found two places in the world.
At this link, near the bottom of the page, you can see me withn my arm buried up to my shoulder reaching into a pocket. The last picture shows a specimen I harvested from that pocket.
Here is the link
Coromoto Minerals In Maine
This is the same specimen all cleaned up and on top of my desk now (at the edge of the picture next to the sitting fairy)
Your wife is probably talking about what I would refer to as bi-color tourmaline. Bi-color tourmaline changes color as it goes down the length of the crystal. Watermelon tourmaline changes color along the width of the specimen (from the inside out). If you cut watermelon across the C axis, it actually looks like a slice of a watermelon. It is pink on the inside and has a green "rind" surrounding it.
I'll dig some out later.
Peace,
dave