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Share a collection of tourmaline snuff bottle (No.005)

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« on: January 07, 2016, 09:04:40 pm »
Yes, the way the base is carved suggests it is a melon or similar fruit.

Nice looking tourmaline - does it display good dichroism? When held up to a light and slowly turned around, there should be almost no light transmission when viewed 'end on'.

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