Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite) Epidote along with the neighboring Groundhog

along with the neighboring Groundhog Mine that produced the finest Wire Gold specimens in the world extant

let alone fine quality

The piece was certainly difficult to photograph

producing some iconic “old world” specimens most notably of Beryl and Topaz

Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite) Epidote along with the neighboring GroundhogA beautiful pink and green gemmy pencil of Liddicoatite from the Sahatany Valley. The crystal is doubly terminated, with one distinct pyramidal termination on one end, and a partial termination on the other end where it appears to have grown against the pocket wall. No damage and a beautiful little colorful example of this interesting material. It should be noted that this crystal was sold to me as being Liddicoatite which was originally named after