PKMT132 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Grape Agate Sneak another look at Comet

Sneak another look at Comet Hale-Bopp streaking through the dark sky

and also places a perfect black bird soaring in the sky

This conjoined Watermelon Tourmaline crystal has a bright pink center with a translucent green outer ring

mahogany obsidian

PKMT132 Paprok Mine Tourmaline Grape Agate Sneak another look at CometThe Paprok mine in Afghanistan is in the mountains of a mineralogically rich pegmatite field. Situated northeast of Jalalabad in the Nuristan Province, this area is possibly the largest tourmaline deposit in Afghanistan, and frequently produces bicolor or 'watermelon' tourmalines. This Watermelon Tourmaline crystal has a pink center surrounded by a pale green outer ring, fading to into a full green cap on one end. It has beautiful vertical striations