EXTRAORDINARY Bi - Color Tourmaline Crystal With Quartz HIMALAYA MINE, CALIFORNIA
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Tourmaline with QuartzHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA5.1cm x 3.4cm x 2.5cm60.6 grams
Description/Interesting Notes: A magnificent, old time example of bicolor tourmaline and quartz from this famed California locale!!! Let me start off by saying that this specimen is way, WAY better than the pics show!!! This specimen consists of a sharp, complete, undamaged crystal of bicolor... tourmaline that exhibits gorgeous, rich magenta color in the top half and rich green color in the bottom half that is aesthetically accented by a pair of unusual, tabular quartz crystals!!! The green color is much more vibrant than the pics show (it is a much more greenish green than the typical olive greenish Himalaya color)!!! The crystal is gemmy throughout and exhibits glassy luster with razor-sharp detail!!! The termination shows subtle, highly complex growth featurs upon close study!!! The quartz crystal exhibits highly complex morphology with razor-sharp faces, glassy luster, and gemmy clarity!!! The quartz crystal hosts a second, smaller, partially intergrown quartz crystal with similar morphology as well!!! At first glance the quartz crystal almost appears to exhibit some kind of twinning!!! This specimen is very showy and impressive in person!!! WAAAAAAY better than the pics show - a killer California beauty indeed!!! The pics hardly do it justice!!! Must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!!!Good luck and be sure to check out my other exciting mineral auctions on ebay!!!
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Tourmaline with QuartzHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA5.1cm x 3.4cm x 2.5cm60.6 grams
Description/Interesting Notes: A magnificent, old time example of bicolor tourmaline and quartz from this famed California locale!!! Let me start off by saying that this specimen is way, WAY better than the pics show!!! This specimen consists of a sharp, complete, undamaged crystal of bicolor... tourmaline that exhibits gorgeous, rich magenta color in the top half and rich green color in the bottom half that is aesthetically accented by a pair of unusual, tabular quartz crystals!!! The green color is much more vibrant than the pics show (it is a much more greenish green than the typical olive greenish Himalaya color)!!! The crystal is gemmy throughout and exhibits glassy luster with razor-sharp detail!!! The termination shows subtle, highly complex growth featurs upon close study!!! The quartz crystal exhibits highly complex morphology with razor-sharp faces, glassy luster, and gemmy clarity!!! The quartz crystal hosts a second, smaller, partially intergrown quartz crystal with similar morphology as well!!! At first glance the quartz crystal almost appears to exhibit some kind of twinning!!! This specimen is very showy and impressive in person!!! WAAAAAAY better than the pics show - a killer California beauty indeed!!! The pics hardly do it justice!!! Must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!!!Good luck and be sure to check out my other exciting mineral auctions on ebay!!!
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