{"product_id":"indicolite-tourmaline-from-africa","title":"Indicolite Tourmaline Specimen — Rare Blue Collector Crystal from Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndicolite is the blue face of tourmaline, and it is the one collectors chase. Most tourmaline arrives in green, pink, or black; the blue variety turns up rarely enough that a clean specimen is worth building a shelf around. This one comes out of Africa at 1.5 inches and 7 grams — small in the hand, large in presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHold it to a window and the colour shifts with the angle, the way a good tourmaline always does. This is a specimen piece rather than a polished decorative object: what you get is the crystal as the earth made it, with its own striations and terminations intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndicolite (blue) tourmaline specimen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural specimen — not polished or shaped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips within 3 business days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37\"\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it a place where light can reach it. Indicolite reads very differently in daylight than under a lamp, and a specimen this size deserves to be seen from more than one angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an altar, it works as a focal stone: something small and precise to rest your attention on at the start of a sitting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor storage, keep it away from harder stones in the same box. Tourmaline is durable but the fine terminations chip if they knock against quartz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37\"\u003eIndicolite compared with the tourmalines you see more often\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;border-bottom:2px solid #2c3a37\"\u003eVariety\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;border-bottom:2px solid #2c3a37\"\u003eColour\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px;border-bottom:2px solid #2c3a37\"\u003eHow often you meet it\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eIndicolite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eBlue to blue-green\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eRare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eVerdelite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eGreen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eCommon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eRubellite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003ePink to red\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eOccasional\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eSchorl\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eBlack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"\u003eVery common\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#000D0B,#40514E);color:#f4f1ea;padding:24px;border-radius:10px;margin:28px 0\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#c9a96e;margin:0 0 10px\"\u003e✨ Temple Tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003ePhotograph it against something matte and dark rather than white. Blue tourmaline loses its depth on a bright background and comes alive on a dark one — the same is true of where you display it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#2c3a37\"\u003eQuestions \u0026amp; answers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow large is this specimen?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.5 inches and 7 grams. It sits comfortably in the palm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere does it come from?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it polished?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. It is a natural mineral specimen with its own surfaces and terminations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes indicolite different from other tourmaline?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndicolite is the blue variety. Green, pink, and black tourmaline are far more common, which is why blue specimens are collected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill my piece look identical to the photos?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a natural specimen, so colour saturation and form vary. The photographs show the character you can expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How large is this specimen?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"1.5 inches and 7 grams. 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