I’ve added beautiful new specimens from the Pete Richards collection.  These are great tourmaline crystals from localities around the world, including Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Namibia and Myanmar (click here).

Elbaite tourmaline, Morro Redondo Mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2.6 cm

Elbaite tourmaline, Cruzeiro Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 5.9 cm

Elbaite tourmaline, Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 3.2 cm

Elbaite tourmaline, Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan – 3.3 cm

Elbaite tourmaline, Stak Nala, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Northern Areas, Pakistan – 3.7 cm

Elbaite tourmaline, Stak Nala, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Northern Areas, Pakistan – 3.0 cm

Elbaite tourmaline, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 2.0 cm

Elbaite tourmaline crystal from Minas Gerais, Brazil – 3.1 cm

Elbaite tourmaline crystal Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 1.1 cm

Dravite tourmaline, Serra Branca, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil – 3.1 cm

Elbaite tourmaline, Sapo Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 1.5 cm

Schorl tourmaline, Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia – 4.7 cm

Uvite tourmaline, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay, Myanmar – 1.2 cm

Elbaite tourmaline, Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 1.1 cm

Elbaite tourmaline,Yunnan Province, China – 1.5 cm

Fluor-buergerite, Mexquitic de Carmona, San Luis Potosi, Mexico – 1.9 cm

Schorl tourmaline, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 2.8 cm

Schorl tourmaline, Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia – 5.0 cm

Schorl tourmaline crystal from Mantena, Minas Gerais, Brazil – 3.0 cm