Yellow Tourmaline, Quartz and Mica
Yellow Tourmaline, Quartz and Mica
Description
A richly textured mineral plate featuring elongated yellow tourmaline crystals embedded within quartz and dark metallic mica. The tourmaline forms in parallel striated columns, ranging from pale honey to deep golden amber, with natural iron staining accentuating the crystal structure. Surrounding the tourmaline are clear to milky quartz pockets and lustrous black mica blades, creating contrast between transparency, metallic sheen, and warm mineral tones.
Yellow tourmaline is a rare colour variety within the complex borosilicate tourmaline group. It forms in granitic pegmatite environments where mineral-rich fluids crystallize slowly, allowing large, well-developed prismatic structures to grow. The association with mica and quartz is characteristic of pegmatite systems, where layered crystallization occurs as the magma cools. The golden coloration is typically caused by iron within the crystal structure.
Tourmaline is often associated with grounding and protection, while yellow varieties are linked to clarity and confidence.
Dimensions
5.2 × 3.9 × 3 cm
Weight: 1 kg
Details
Mineral: Tourmaline with Mica & Quartz
Variety: Yellow Tourmaline
Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Formation: Granitic pegmatite
Colour: Honey Yellow / Golden Amber with Black Mica and Milky Quartz
Finish: Natural, unpolished
Note
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