Tourmaline (Scepter) Vivianite which is somewhat confusing to

which is somewhat confusing to me as there is a distinctive cut off point where one color/clarity stops and the other begins

which was indicative of the pieces that came during this period

Medium yellow-green color and decent gemminess make this a worthwhile representative piece from this famous discovery

but shows fine crystal form

Tourmaline (Scepter) Vivianite which is somewhat confusing toA classic scepter habit bicolor Tourmaline from what is the worlds most well known locality for this specific material. When one thinks of scepter Tourmalines, most people immediately think of Barra de Salinas and this locality has been providing the mineral world with these beautiful and unique crystals for decades. This attractive small cabinet specimen was acquired by my father in the early 1970s in Brazil most likely either 1973 or 1974 and I only